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REV.  FRANCIS  CAMPBELL  SYMONDS 
Present  Pastor 


History 

First  Presbyterian  Church 

Fayetteville,  North  Carolina 


From  Old  Manuscripts  and  Addresses 

Compiled  by 

HARRIOT  SUTTON  RANKIN 

I  928 


DEDICATION 

To  those  great  souls  who  have  gone  on  before 
and  left  a  goodly  heritage 


THE 

FAYETTEVILLE  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

REGISTER 

Being 

A  Regular  Record 

of 

Births,  Deaths,  Baptisms  and  Marriages 

Occurring  within  the  Jurisdiction  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church's  Session 

at 

Fayetteville,  North  Carolina 

Commencing  on  the  20th  of  November,  1809 

The  Rev'd.  Wm.  L.  Turner  having  then  taken  the 
Pastoral  Charge 

To  which  is  added 

A  list  of  all  members  received  into  or  expelled  or 
Suspended  from  the  said  Church. 


HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


ELDERS 


Duncan  McLeran 
John  Dickson 
David  Anderson 
Charles  Chalmers 
Elisha  Stedman 
Dolphin  Davis 
William  Warden 
David  D.  Salmon 


Sally  Adam 
David  Anderson 
Ann  Anderson 
Margaret  Anderson 
Mrs.  Armstrong 

B 

Christiana  Barge 

Sarah  Barge  (now  Mclver) 

Mrs.  Ann  Beebe 

Asa  Beebee 

Sarah  Black 

Mary  Black 

Mrs.  Emily  Eliza  Belden 

Sarah  Belisbe 

Thomas  D.  Burch 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  Burch 

Rebecca  Boswell 

Mary  Broadfoot 

Robert  Boyle 

Mr.  Barnum  Beach 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Beach 

Miss  Rachel  Barge 

Mr.  William  Broadfoot 

Mrs.  Steven  Birdsall 

Miss  Isabella  Bain 

Miss  Rachel  Barge 

Mr.  Barnum  Beach 

Miss  Elizabeth  Beach 


Catherine  Chalmers 
Mary  Campbell 
Lucy  Campbell 


Mrs.  Ann  Crawford 

Mrs.  Henrietta  Campbell 

Mrs.  Chisholm 

Peggy  Chisholm 

Charles  Chalmers 

Mrs.  Chalmers 

Ruth  Crow 

Eliza  Chalmers  (now  Broadfoot) 

Isabella  Campbell 

Mary  Chalmers 

Mrs.  Carver 

Julia  Carver 

Sidney  Carver 

Isham  Carver 

Mary  Cook 

Ibbe  Chapman 

Barbara  Campbell 

Ann  Campbell 

James  Campbell 

Isabella  Campbell 

Margery  Casland 

Loveday  Campbell 

Polly  Campbell 

James  Cochran 

Miss  Charlotte  Chalmers 

Miss  Margaret  Campbell 

Miss  Catherine  Chapman 

Miss  Ann  Chapman 

Miss  Elizabeth  Campbell 

Mr.  Duncan  Campbell 

Mrs.  Marie  Clark 

D 

Mary  Davis 

Sarah  Dudley 

Mrs.  Ann  Davis 

Miss  Eliza  Dick  (since  Mrs. 

Neate) 
Mrs.  Dickson 
John  Dickson 
Mrs.  Dekeyser 
Dolphin  Davis 
Nancy  Dudley 
Alexander  Douglass 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA 


Elinor  Douglass 
Maria  Davis 
Isabella  Donaldson 
Goodman  Davis 
Susanna  Don 
Mrs.  Alston  Davis 


Gilbert  Eccles 
Patsy  Evans 
Mary  Everet 
Hannah  Edwards 
Rob  B.  Edwards 
Isabella  Eddy 
Mrs.  Catherine  Evans 
Mrs.  John  D.  Eccles 
Mr.  Edward  Evelyn 
Betsey  Evans 


Jonathan  Hart 
Mr.  John  Honrine 


Mrs.  Susan  Jordan 
Esther  Jarrott 
Mary  Ann  Jarrott 
Mr.  John  Jarrott 
Mr.  James  Johnson 

K 

Mary  Kelly 
Nabby  Kidd 
Joseph  W.  King 
Mrs.  Kirkpatrick 
Mr.  John  Kirkland 
Miss  Sarah  Kimball 


Eleanor  Ferguson 
Mrs.  Wm.  Forbes 
Wm.  Forbes 


Grizza  Gilmour 
Thos.  Gilmour 
Caroline  Gibbs 
Margaret    Gibbs 
Thos.  G.  Graham 
Mrs.  Goodrich 

H 

Margaret  Hybert 
Sophia  Hybert 
David  Hay 
Eleanor  Hawley 
Mrs.  Hawley 
Mrs.  Henry 
Polly  Henry 
Robert  Halliday 
Francis  Harrison 
Joanna  Huske 
Jno.  Harrington 
A.  Hill 


Margaret  Lemmon 

Eliza  Lemmon 

Sarah  Latham 

Miss  Elinor  Lauder 

Mrs.  Lane 

Miss  Truphena  Guiton 

M 

Mrs.  McDonald,  Sr. 
Mrs.  McDonald,  Jr. 
Margaret  McRacken 
Eliza  McRacken 
Mrs.  McMillan 
Barbara  McCall 
Mrs.  McLeod 
Peggy  McLeod 
Ann  McLeran 
Ann  McMillan 
Mrs.  McRae 
Mrs.  Mumford 
Mrs.  Mallett 
Mrs.  McLennan 
Mrs.  Mclntyre,  Sr. 
Polly  Mclntyre 
Duncan  McLeran 


HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


Mrs.  Murchison 

Winifred  Murchison 

Margaret  McDonald 

Catherine  McDonald 

Mary  McLeran 

Mrs.  Eliza  Matthews 

Rhoda  McRae 

Mary  Ann  McRacken 

Rebecca  McLeod 

Doc  E.  N.  D.  McKay 

Mrs.  McSwain 

Norman  McLeod 

Mrs.  Maltsby 

Chas.  Mallett 

Sophia  Mallett 

Mrs.  Mclntyre 

Nancy  McLennon   (now  Mrs. 

McKay) 
Nancy  McMillan 
Barbary  McMurphy 
Jno.  McRae 
Ann  McRae 
Mr.  D.  McNeil 
Pheraby  McKay 
Mrs.  McRae 
Henrietta  Mumford 
Peter  Mallett 
Thos.  McRacken 
George  McNeill 
Jno.  McKenzie 
Mrs.  McKenzie 
Mrs.  Mannull 
Jane  McKenzie 
Ann  McKenzie 
Margaret  McQueen 
William  McKenzie 
Mrs.  Cornelia  Magaffen 
Miss  Mary  McKinnon 
James  Miller 
Miss  Peggy  Mitchell 
Miss  Margaret  E.  Mumford 
Mrs.  Eliza  Matthews 
Mrs.  Isabella  Murchison 
Mr.  Robert  Maxwell 
Mr.  McKane 


Miss  Margaret  Mclntyre 
Mrs.  Ellen  McClera 
Mrs.  Catherine  McKinnon 
Miss  Ann  Mclntyre 
Miss  Jane  McRae 
Mr.  John  Murchison 
Miss  Sarah  Mumford 
Mr.  James  Martine 
Miss  Mary  McKenzie 
Mr.  Daniel  McLeod 
Mr.  John  McVall 
Larkin  Newby 
Jannett  Naylor 
John  Norman 
Mrs.  Janet  Newberry 

O 

Mrs.  Eliza  Owen 
'  Mary  Ann  O'Quinn 
Lucy  Ann  Owen 
John  Owen 
Mrs.  Eliza  Ochiltree 


Mrs.  Mary  Pearce 
Mrs.  Margaret  Pearce 

R 

Mrs.  Ray 

Mary  Ray 

Sarah  Ray 

Catherine  Ray 

John  Ray 

Philip  Raiford 

Mrs.  Eliza  W.  Robinson 

Miss  Margaret  Ray 

Mrs.  Rhodes 


Mary  Sibby 
Sarah  Shaw 
Sarah  Salmon 
David  D.  Salmon 
John  Smith 
Jean  Smith 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA 


Mrs.  Southerland 

Jane  Southerland 

Mrs.  Mary  Stedman 

Mrs.  Selph 

Elisha  Stedman 

Mr.  Small 

Catherine  Shaw 

Joanna  Salmon 

Mrs.  Rachel  Shaw 

Miss  Christian  Shaw 

Abraham  Stevens 

Mrs.  Stevens 

Mrs.  Shackleford 

Miss  Ann  Salmon 

Miss  Palena  Styatt  (Areynow) 

Miss  Caroline  Smith 

Mrs.  William  Spadeo 

Mr.  David  Shepherd 

Mr.  Daniel  Southerland 

Mr.  David  Shaw 

Catherine  Shaw 

Joanna  Salmon 

Rachel  Shaw 

Christian  Shaw 

Ann  Shaw 

Mrs.  Stewart 

T 

Frances  Talbot 

Ann  Turner 

Mrs.  Thompson 

Patsey  Thompson  (now  Lewis) 

H.  B.  Turner 

Eliza  Tillinghast 

Sarah  Tillinghast 

Ann  Tillinghart 

Sally  Terathans 

Mrs.  Tryon 

Rebecca  Tyson 


Mr.  Thomas  Tryon 
Jane  Tastry 

W 

Mrs.  Wm.  Waddell 
Nancy  Wilson 
Mary  Walker 
Eliza  Win  slow 
Jno.  Winslow 
Caroline  Winslow 
William  Warden 
P.  Warden 
Mary  Wilson 
Ann  Watson 
Polly  Wilkinson 
Harry  S.  Williams 
Martha  Williams 
Jane  Weeks 
Alran  Wilcox 
Patience  Wilcox 
Miss  Susan  Wingate 
Mr.  Israel  Williams 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Williams 
Mrs.  P.  Woodworth 
Mr.  Whiting 
Mrs.  Lydia  Whiting 
Mr.  David  Walker 
Mr.  John  Wilkinson 
Henry  S.  Williams 
Martha  Williams 
Jane  Weeks 
Mr.  Israel  Williams 

PEOPLE  OF  COLOUR 

Amy — Property  of  Mrs.  Hawley 

Amy — Property  of  Mrs.  Raiford 

Mary  Green 

James  Green 

Moroe — Property  of  Geo.  Owen 


The  following  is  a  reproduction  of  the  copy  taken  from  cornerstone  of 

old  Sunday  School  building  when  torn  down  to  make 

way  for  present  (1923)  building 

AN  HISTORICAL  SKETCH 

OF  THE 

Presbyterian  Church 

— OF — 

Faycttcville,  N.  C. 


ADDRESS 

Delivered  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Fayetteville 
February  3rd,  1889, 

BY 

REV.  A.  L.  PHILLIPS, 

PASTOR. 


Printed  by  request  of  the  "Men's  Home  Missionary  Society"  of 
the  Church. 


APPENDIX : 

Names  of  the  Ministers  from  1755  to  1889,  with  Eldership  from  1800  and 
Organization,  and  Membership  November  1st,  1889. 


FAYETTEVILLE,   N.   C: 

J.  E.  GARRETT,  PRINTER  AND  BINDER, 
1889. 


SKETCH  OF  THE  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH, 
FAYETTEVILLE,  N.  C. 


Previous  to  the  year  1800  several  Presbyterian  ministers, 
many  of  these  directly  from  Scotland,  preached  here.  The  first 
was  Rev.  James  Campbell  of  Campbelltown,  Argyleshire,  Scot- 
land. He  first  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  and  subsequently  came 
as  a  home  missionary  to  North  Carolina,  settling  at  the  Bluff. 
He  died  in  1781.  He  preached  here  in  a  private  house  occasion- 
ally in  1755.  Says  Rev.  C.  Mclver,  he  was  "one  of  the  excellent 
of  the  earth,  an  eminent  Christian,  and  an  active,  assiduous  and 
useful  minister  of  the  Gospel." 

The  next  minister  to  preach  here  was  Rev.  John  McLeod, 
who  came  with  a  large  number  of  emigrants  direct  from  the 
Highlands  of  Scotland  in  1770.  He  was  a  man  of  popular 
talents,  solid  worth  and  eminent  piety.  About  1773  he  left 
America  to  return  to  Scotland,  but  was  never  heard  from 
afterwards. 

Rev.  Dougald  Crawford  came  from  the  Highlands  about 
1784,  and  preached  several  times  here  in  the  Court  House.  He 
was  said  to  be  a  man  of  eloquence.  In  1787  he  returned  to 
Scotland.  About  this  time  Rev.  Mr.  Tate,  an  Irish  minister 
from  Wilmington,  N.  C,  preached  here  occasionally.  For 
many  years  it  was  his  practice  to  make  extensive  tours  through 
the  country,  when  he  would  baptize  many  children. 

Rev.  George  Whitfield,  the  great  evangelist,  preached  here 
several  times,  but  the  date  of  his  visit  is  not  known. 

In  1786  Rev.  Colin  Lindsay  and  Licentiate  Angus  McDiar- 
mid  came  from  Scotland  and  settled  over  churches  near  here. 
They  occasionally  preached  in  town  in  the  "State  House,"  (as 
the  present  Market  House  was  then  called.) 

In  1791  Rev.  David  Kerr  arrived  in  this  country  from  Ire- 
land. He  was  the  first  Presbyterian  minister  to  reside  in 
Fayetteville  and  to  labor  in  town  only.  For  three  years  he 
preached  every  Sabbath  in  the  "State  House."  During  the 
week  he  taught  school.     It  is  thought  that  he  never  baptized 


REV.  JOHN  ROBINSON 
First  Pastor  Presbyterian  Church,  Favetteville,  N.  C. 
1800 


ZAYZTTZVUIZ.   "".J.TZ    lARtllNA  13 

any  one  here,  and  it  is  certain  that  he  never  administered  the 
Lord's  Supper.     His  salary  was  $40 J  as  paster  and  S-^-X    as 

teacher.    In  1794  he  left  here  to  become  Professor  of in 

the  State  University  at  Chapel  Hill.  He  left  Chapel  Hill  in  a 
short  while  and  went  to  LumbertonT  where  he  became  a  mer- 
chant, at  the  same  time  studying  for  the  bar.  Becoming  a  brwyei 
while  in  Lumberton,  he  afterward  removed  to  Mississippi  Ter- 
ritory-, where  he  became  a  Judge.    He  died  in  1810. 

ORGANIZATION    OF    7ZZ    CH7P.CH    IN     ISO" 

The  church  was  organized  in  1800  by  Rev.  John  Robinson, 
of  Cabarrus  County,  who  became  its  firs:  paster .  if  whim  a 
memorial  tablet  now  hangs  in  the  vestibule  if  the  :hur:h.  He 
ordained  the  first  Board  of  Elders  of  the  :hur:h.  whtse  carries 
are  as  follows:  Robert  Donaldson.  Duncan  MtLeran.  Zavid 
Anderson.  Duncan  McAuslan,  Archibald  ramp  fell  anf  del. 
John  Dickson. 

On  September  6th,  1801.  the  first  ceiefrat: in  if  the  Lira's 
Supper  was  held,  when  150  communicants  participated.  1"  if 
whom  seem  to  have  been  new  ; inverts  frim  ttwn  anf  lie  fr:m 
the  country-  around. 

SOME  NOTES  ABOUT  OUR  PAST  IRS 

The  first  pastor.  Rev.  John  Ribinsin.  is  vis  remarhed 
above,  was  from  Cabarrus  County,  X.  d.  His  minister;.-  fegan 
in  1800  and  continued  till  December  29th,  1801.     Dating  this 

time  he  had  charge  of  the  academy.  His  salary  fir  i-:th  serv- 
ices was  $1,000.  He  left  because  his  wink  is  teacher  interfered 
with  his  work  as  preacher  and  pastor. 

The  second  pastor.  Rev.  Andrew  Fhnn.  :ame  here  frim 
Hillsboro.  N.  C.  in  June.  1S03.  He  remained  here  nil  Decem- 
ber, 1805.  when  he  remived  ::  dam  fen.  5.  d..  theme  he  went 
to  Williamsburg  District.  5.  C.  anf  finally  fecame  paster  :f  the 
Second  Presbyterian  church  in  Charlestin.  5.  d.  He  -vns  both 
pastor  and  teacher  here,  for  which  services  de  was  naif  SldX 
a  vear.     The  sessional  record  shows,  that  nt   t:    March  Idth. 


14  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

1816,  he  was  "the  only  clergyman  that  ever  graduated  in  the 
University  of  North  Carolina,  and  that  the  trustees  of  that  insti- 
tution, in  the  winter  of  1811,  as  a  testimony  of  their  regard  for 
his  talents,  his  acquirements,  his  worth  and  his  piety,  conferred 
on  him  the  title  of  Doctor  of  Divinity."  He  found  "religion  at 
a  low  ebb." 

"He  was  indefatigably  active  and  remarkably  zealous  in  the  discharge 
of  his  clerical  duties;  and  in  his  preaching  there  was  frequently  a  good 
deal  of  energy,  and  always  much  pathos." — Mclver. 

He  was  greatly  beloved,  and  left  because  he  couldn't  justly 
preach  and  teach.  During  his  pastorate  the  sacrament  of  baptism 
was  first  publicly  administered  in  the  congregation.  The  record 
says,  "the  first  baptisms  which  ever  were  administered  in  this 
congregation  were  those  of  William,  the  infant  son  of  Elisha 
and  Mary  Stedman,  and  George,  the  infant  son  of  Paris  J.  and 
Eliza  Tillinghast,  who  were  baptized  in  the  State  House,  in  this 
town,  before  an  assembled  congregation  of  worshipers  by  the 
Rev.  Andrew  Flinn,  on  Sunday,  the  22nd  April,  1804."  The 
precedent  thus  established  has  been  followed  ever  since. 

Shortly  after  his  removal  the  congregation  for  the  second 
time  called  Rev.  John  Robinson.  As  pastor  and  principal  of 
the  Academy  he  received  $1,300  a  year.  His  second  pastorate 
bound  him  more  closely  to  his  people.  His  second  pastorate 
lasted  till  late  in  December,  1808,  when  he  removed  to  Cabarrus 
county.    He  died  December  15,  1843. 

"His  preaching  was  instructive,  edifying  and  truly  evangelical,  and 
his  eloquence  was  of  a  gentle  and  persuasive  cast." — Mclver. 

The  fourth  pastor  was  Rev.  Wm.  Leftwich  Turner,  of  Vir- 
ginia, who  came  here  from  Raleigh,  and  preached  his  first 
sermon  as  pastor  in  November,  1809.  His  salary  was  $800  and 
the  tuition  fees  of  the  Academy,  for  he  was  its  principal.  He 
died  of  bilious  fever  October  18,  1813,  having  served  the  church 
about  four  years.  During  his  pastorate  the  session  began  to 
keep  a  written  record  of  its  proceedings  with  a  register.    We 


I 


REV.  ANDREW  FLINN,  D.D. 
Second   Pastor,   1803-1805 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  15 

find  that  "Mr.  Turner  was  authorized  to  purchase  for  the  church 
a  large  and  small  Bible,  together  with  two  portable  books,  each 
comprising  Dr.  Watt's  metrical  version  of  the  Psalms  of  David, 
and  such  a  selection  of  hymns  as  should  meet  Mr.  Turner's 
approbation."  On  Sunday,  July  29,  1810,  Col.  Jno.  Dickson  was 
instructed  to  apply  to  the  Legislature  for  an  act  of  incorporation 
for  the  church.  Previous  to  this  time  a  lot  for  a  church  had 
been  bought  and  deeded  to  the  Town  Commissioners  to  hold  in 
trust  for  the  congregation.  It  was  held  that  the  church  couldn't 
legally  hold  property.  At  this  time  collections  were  taken  once 
a  month  at  the  church  door,  notice  of  its  object  having  been 
given  the  preceding  Sunday. 

In  Mr.  Winslow's  address  before  the  Phoenix  Lodge,  in 
1849,  there  is  this  reference  to  Mr.  Turner :  "Mr.  Turner  was 
a  man  of  fine  talents,  of  great  amiability  and  cheerfulness,  with 
a  vein  of  rich  and  pleasant  humor  running  through  his  character. 
He  died  in  October,  1813,  unusually  beloved,  and  the  great  con- 
course who  attended  his  remains  to  their  final  resting  place 
afforded  evidence  of  the  respect  all  entertained  for  his 
character." 

Of  Mr.  Turner  it  is  written :  "Possessing  that  openness  of 
disposition  which  is  easy  of  access  we  were  all  familiarly  ac- 
quainted with  him.  *  *  *  As  a  man,  as  a  minister,  as  an 
instructor  of  youth,  as  a  friend,  as  a  parent,  as  a  husband,  as  a 
neighbor  and  as  a  Christian,  Mr.  Turner  was  pre-eminent.  His 
private  and  public  virtues,  his  zeal  for  the  cause  of  religion  and 
the  conformity  of  his  conduct  with  the  precepts  that  he  taught 
and  the  truths  which  he  delivered,  rendered  him  a  blessing  to 
his  acquaintances  and  an  ornament  to  society.  In  whatever 
character  we  view  him,  we  find  little  to  censure  and  much  to 
admire.  *  *  *  His  nice  and  quick  discernment  made  him 
seize  at  once  upon  the  characters  of  men,  and  he  would  some- 
times sketch  them  with  great  vigor  of  outline  and  boldness  of 
coloring.  Nothing  ridiculous  escaped  his  eye.  *  *  *  His 
understanding  was  powerful;  his  imagination  vivid;  his  piety 
great  and  unaffected."  Injured  innocence  or  oppressed  poverty 
never  appealed  to  him  in  vain.    During  his  last  illness  he  waited 


16  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

his  Master's  will  with  great  patience,  and  when  dying-  triumph- 
antly exclaimed :  "Oh  death !  where  is  thy  sting !  O  grave ! 
where  is  thy  victory !"  His  remains  now  lie  buried  in  a  neglected 
grave  in  the  old  cemetery. 

The  fifth  pastor  was  Rev.  Jesse  H.  Turner,  of  Richmond, 
Va.,  a  brother  of  the  former  pastor.  He  arrived  in  February, 
1814,  having  agreed  to  be  pastor  for  three  years  for  $800  a  year. 

At  the  beginning  of  his  pastorate  full  records  of  sessional 
meetings  begin  and  are  continued  to  the  present  with  but  short 
interruptions. 

He  continued  to   serve  the  church  till   March   1,    1819, 

although  his  letter  of  resignation  was  written  and  accepted  by 

/  the  session  on  January  13,  1819.     It  was  during  his  pastorate 

l)  that  the  erection  of  the  church  building  was  undertaken.    The 

following  is  an  extract  from  the  resolution  passed  by  the  session 

>  at  the  time  of  his  resignation : 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  session  be  given  to  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Turner  for  his  past  faithful  services  and  labors  of  love  in  this  congre- 
gation; and  that  the  session  will  ever  retain  a  grateful  sense  of  the 
important  service  and  many  distinguished  instances  of  strict  fidelity  in 
the  discharge  of  duty,  and  the  numerous  manifestations  of  affectionate 
attachment  to  his  people,  which  have  characterized  his  ministry  in  this 
1     place." 

The  "instances  of  strict  fidelity  to  duty"  are  supposed  to  be 
disciplinary  measures  even  against  elders,  &c. 

L.ii     ~\ 

The  sixth  pastor  was  the  Rev.  Wm.  D.  Snodgrass,  of  Penn- 
sylvania, who  was  elected  pastor  May  26,  1819.  He  continued 
pastor  until  his  resignation,  February  9,  1822,  to  become  pastor 
of  the  Independent  Presbyterian  Church  in  Savannah. 

The  seventh  pastor  was  Rev.  Robert  H.  Morrison,  who 
continued  to  be  pastor  till  March  20,  1825.  How  much  longer 
he  served  is  not  known.  For  the  record  from  March  20,  1825, 
to  May  6,  1826,  is  lost.  Dr.  Morrison  is  the  father  of  Mrs. 
Stonewall  Jackson,  and  Mrs.  D.  H.  Hill  (nee  Isabella  Morrison) 
who  was  born  during  her  father's  pastorate  in  Fayetteville.  Dr. 
Morrison  still  lives  in  Gaston  County  at  a  great  age.     His  wife 


From   an   old   painting 


ROBERT   HALL   MORRISON 
Seventh  Pastor — 1825 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  17 

was  the  daughter  of  Gen.  Joseph  Graham,  of  Lincoln,  and  the 
sister  of  Governor  Graham. 

The  eighth  pastor  was  Rev.  James  G.  Hamner,  who  was 
elected  about  May  1,  1826.  He  resigned  March  31,  1829.  Soon 
after  his  resignation  his  wife  died — April  14,  1829.  During  his 
pastorate  the  children  were  first,  by  act  of  Session,  assembled 
in  the  church  on  the  last  Sabbath  afternoon  of  each  month  for 
catechetical  instruction.  I  find  the  following  "note"  in  the 
records  in  the  handwriting  of  George  McNeill : 

"The  church  meeting  held  on  the  afternoon  of  10th  September  [1826,] 
(the  Lord's  day)  was  well  attended.  O,  God!  hear  the  prayers  of  Thy 
people,  and  grant  an  outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit — a  revival  in  the 
church — that  Thy  saints  may  be  edified,  and  sinners  converted  unto  Thee 
— for  Thy  Son,  our  Saviour's  sake — Amen." 

This  prayer  might  be  copied  and  written  on  the  doorposts 
of  our  churches  of  today.  The  prayer  was  answered,  for,  on 
November  4,  1826,  eleven  persons  were  received  on  examination 
to  membership.  Of  Mr.  Hamner  the  record  says :  "The  Ses- 
sion, with  the  liveliest  sensibility,  expressed  their  sincere  regret 
that  any  circumstances  should,  in  the  opinion  of  their  much 
respected  pastor,  render  it  necessary  or  proper  to  dissolve  the 
endeared  relation  of  pastor  and  people — which  had  for  nearly 
three  years  connected  him  with  this  congregation  with  so  much 
profit  to  the  church,  and  as  office-bearers  in  the  same  church, 
they  take  pleasure  in  testifying  to  his  arduous  and  successful 
labors  in  feeding  the  flock  and  in  calling  sinners  to  repentance." 

NORTH  CAROLINA  SYNOD  ASSUMES  JOINT  OWN- 
ERSHIP  OF  UNION   SEMINARY 

Meeting  of  North  Carolina  Synod,  November,  1826. 

Mr.  David  Anderson  was  appointed  to  represent  this  Ses- 
sion at  the  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  North  Carolina,  which  is 
to  be  held  at  this  place  on  Wednesday,  1st  November  next,  and 
Judge  Potter  was  appointed  his  alternate.    Page  24,  Book  2. 

At  this  meeting  of  Synod,  Union  Seminary  was  taken  over 
by  Synod  of  North  Carolina  in  joint  ownership  with  that  of 
Synod  of  Virginia. 


18  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

The  ninth  pastor,  Rev.  Josiah  Jas.  Kirkpatrick,  was  elected 
Thursday,  March  4,  1830,  ordained  and  installed  June  17,  1830, 
and  died  July  25,  1830.  The  record  says :  "His  race  was  short 
but  glorious,  for  he  obtained  the  prize :  he  died  in  the  triumphs 
of  faith — in  the  hope  and  comforts  of  the  Gospel."  By  his  own 
request,  his  funeral  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Jesse  Rankin, 
on  Sabbath,  September  5,  1830,  from  the  text  Phil.  1 :23,  and 
he  was  buried  by  the  side  of  Mr.  Turner,  in  the  old  Cross  Creek 
cemetery  at  this  place. 

The  tenth  pastor  was  Rev.  Henry  A.  Rowland,  Jr.,  who 
was  elected  Saturday,  May  7,  1831.  On  Sunday,  May  29,  1831, 
the  church,  with  most  of  the  town,  was  burned.  Session  asked 
the  Assembly  to  appoint  Mr.  Rowland  a  missionary  for  one 
year.  He  took  a  trip  North  to  solicit  pecuniary  aid,  the  result 
of  which  was  that  he  collected  about  $7,000  to  help  rebuild  the 
church.  Mr.  Rowland  resigned  February  8,  1834,  to  go  to  Pearl 
Street  Church,  New  York  City.  Though  acting  as  pastor  for 
three  years,  he  was  never  installed  here.  The  Session  thus  ad- 
dressed him,  in  a  letter,  on  his  leaving:  "We  have  sat  under 
your  ministrations  with  pleasure,  and  received  instruction;  we 
have  'taken  sweet  counsel  together'  as  office-bearers  in  the 
Church  of  Christ,  and  we  take  pleasure  in  bearing  witness  to 
your  fidelity  and  usefulness  here  in  building  up  the  Church  of 
Christ  and  in  raising  a  temple  for  worship  where  'our  holy  and 
beautiful  house  was  burned  up  with  fire  and  all  our  pleasant 
things  laid  waste.' " 

The  eleventh  pastor  was  Rev.  Jas.  W.  Douglass,  of  Vir- 
ginia, who  was  elected  March  24,  1834,  and  began  his  pastorate 
October  19,  1834.  He  died  September  5,  1837.  His  salary 
was  $800.  During  the  summer  of  1835  there  seems  to  have 
been  a  great  revival  near  here  on  Rockfish.  The  session  met  at 
Daniel  McNeill's,  on  Rockfish,  June  28,  1835,  and  received  on 
examination  23  persons ;  at  the  same  place,  July  19,  1835,  and 
received  16;  at  Mrs.  Carter's,  on  August  23,  1835,  and  received 
9;  again  at  Daniel  McNeill's,  August  31,  1835,  and  received  11 ; 
at  Lallastard's,  Bladen  County,  September  18,  1835,  and  re- 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  19 

ceived  7 ;  at  McPherson's,  September  20,  1835,  and  received  2 ; 
at  Lallastard's,  October  2,  and  received  7;  same  place  Novem- 
ber 13,  1835,  and  received  3,  making  a  total  of  78  in  four  months 
and  a  half.  The  record  says  of  him :  "He  was  a  faithful  serv- 
ant and  an  able,  evangelical  minister  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
His  praise  is  in  the  churches  and  his  examples  will  be  lessons 
of  instruction  to  all  who  knew  him."  His  remains  also  rest  in 
the  old  Cross  Creek  cemetery  and  a  monument  has  been  erected 
to  his  memory. 

The  twelfth  pastor  was  Rev.  Daniel  McNeill  Turner,  who 
was  a  licentiate  of  "Charleston  Union  Presbytery,"  of  South 
Carolina,  when  called  here.  He  was  elected  November  27, 
1837,  and  resigned  October  13,  1840.  In  1839  (April  27th)  the 
session  was  informed  that  he  had  undertaken  for  a  few  weeks 
the  agency  to  solicit  funds  for  the  Donaldson  Academy.  On 
June  4th  he  was  requested  to  continue  his  work.  August  10, 
1839,  a  minute  was  adopted  with  regard  to  certain  "distractions 
that  have  existed  and  of  the  necessary  alienation  of  feeling  which 
they  have  produced." 

In  April,  1840,  the  session,  for  the  first  time  recorded,  took 
notice  of  the  great  mission  work  of  the  church.  There  is  an 
elaborate  preamble  to  its  action,  in  which  the  following  sen- 
tence occurs:  "Feeling  our  responsibility  as  office-bearers  in 
the  Church  of  Christ  to  promote  His  cause,  by  removing,  as 
much  as  in  us  lies,  the  moral  darkness  of  ignorance  and  super- 
stition, and  in  redeeming  our  lost  race  from  the  thraldom  of  sin, 
we  as  a  session  own  it  to  be  our  duty  to  give  encouragement 
and  aid  to  the  General  Assembly's  Boards  of  Foreign  and 
Domestic  missions.  Therefore  we  will  take  up  collections  an- 
nually and  will  contribute  to  these  objects  according  to  our 
ability,  and  use  our  influence  in  the  congregation  to  obtain  the 
free-will  offering  of  all  in  this  glorious  and  sacred  cause."  Ac- 
cordingly they  appointed  a  month  for  each  of  these  causes, 
Foreign  and  Domestic  Missions,  Sabbath  Schools,  Distribution 
of  Tracts  and  Bibles,  and  Education. 

From  Chester  District,  S.  C,  whither  Mr.  Turner  went  for 
relief  from  some  pulmonary  trouble,  he  wrote  September  28, 


20  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

1840,  a  long  letter  tendering  his  resignation  to  the  congregation. 
In  it  he  alludes  to  some  differences  between  some  of  the  session 
and  himself  about  church  matters.  The  session  replied  (January 
7,  1841)  :  "As  a  pastor  you  had  our  humble  prayers;  as  a 
friend  you  had  our  sincere  sympathies  and  best  wishes,  and  as  a 
man  you  had  our  respect  and  regard.  And  if  anything,  at  any 
time,  occurred  to  abate  or  suspend  these  friendly  and  Christian 
feelings  on  our  part  (of  which,  however,  we  are  not  sensible), 
we  heartily  deplore  such  occurrence.  And  now,  that  we  are 
separated,  permit  us,  for  ourselves  and  for  the  congregation  we 
represent,  to  tender  you  the  devoted  affection  of  our  hearts." 

The  thirteenth  pastor  was  Rev.  Adam  Gilchrist,  who  was 
invited  to  preach  for  a  year  as  stated  supply  on  January  14, 
1841 ;  was  installed  pastor  February  27,  1842,  and  who,  after 
faithful  service  of  nearly  twenty  years,  died  March  27,  1861,  in 

,  Florida,  whither  he  had  gone  for  his  health's  sake. 

Judge  Shepherd  was  the  author  of  the  paper  adopted  by  Session 
at  his  death.  The  paper  is  a  model  of  its  sort.  Would  I  could 
quote  it  all !  A  few  extracts  will  be  of  interest :  "He  had  seen 
the  children  whom  he  had  baptized  in  infancy  coming  forward 
under  the  blessing  of  God  upon  his  ministry,  and  in  profession 
of  faith  declaring  themselves  to  be  on  the  Lord's  side.  *  *  * 
He  had  seen  the  Word  of  God,  "the  Sword  of  the  Spirit,"  made 
quick  and  powerful  in  his  preaching  and  many  added  to  the 
church  of  such  as  shall  be  saved.  While  he  was  firm  in  his 
conviction  of  truth  and  warmly  attached  to  the  standards  of  his 
own  church,  he  was  not  given  to  controversy  and  doubtful  dis- 
putation, and  was  wholly  a  stranger  to  dogmatism  and  intoler- 
ance. In  the  church  and  in  society,  in  all  the  walks  of  life,  he 
was  beloved  and  respected  as  an  earnest,  faithful  Christian  and 
a  good  man.  His  example  was  worthy  of  imitation  in  his  for- 
bearance, discretion,  prudence  and  moderation.  While  he  held 
in  Presbytery  and  in  Synod  a  high  rank  as  an  evangelical  min- 
ister, as  a  theologian  and  scholar,  there  was  nothing  in  these 
from  which  he  seemed  to  think  that  the  eye  of  any  should  be 
turned  towards  him.  He  was  humble  before  God  in  all  places, 
and  while  he  had  talent,  rare  scholarship,  and  much  in  which  the 


REV.  JAMES  GARLAND  HAMNER 
Eighth   Pastor— 1826-1829 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  21 

men  of  this  world  might  take  delight,  he  enjoyed  these  as  gifts 
of  his  Heavenly  Father  and  not  as  riches  which  his  own  hand 
had  gotten."  His  memory  is  surely  blessed,  and  even  yet  sweet- 
ens the  lives  of  many  who  now  hear  me.  His  body  was  brought 
to  Fayetteville  from  Florida  and  is  buried  in  old  Cross  Creek 
cemetery. 

The  fourteenth  pastor  was  Rev.  John  M.  Sherwood,  who 
came  from  Orange  Presbytery,  was  elected  pastor  May  30, 
1861,  and  installed  November  30,  1861.  He  resigned  his  pas- 
torate November  23,  1867,  to  become  editor  of  the  N.  C.  Pres- 
byterian, with  which  paper  he  had  been  connected  prior  to  its 
destruction  by  Sherman's  army  in  March,  1865.  His  death 
occurred  January  6,  1872.  Mr.  Sherwood  was  here  during  the 
trying  years  of  the  civil  war.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Session  on 
January  LI,  1862,  Judge  Jesse  G.  Shepherd,  delegate  to  Pres- 
bytery, briefly  recited  some  of  the  leading  matters  disposed  of 
in  that  meeting;  of  the  papers  prepared  by  Rev.  F.  K.  Nash 
as  chairman  of  the  committee — assigning  the  reasons  why  this 
Presbytery  should  dissolve  its  connection  with  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  United  States  of  America,  and  then  described  how 
these  papers,  after  a  solemn  appeal  to  God  in  prayer,  conducted 
by  the  Rev.  Hector  McLean,  were  adopted  unanimously,  the 
roll  being  called  and  each  member  voting  "aye."  At  this  Pres- 
bytery four  commissioners  were  elected  to  meet  with  the  com- 
missioners of  other  Presbyteries  through  the  Confederate  States 
in  the  city  of  Augusta,  Georgia,  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  De- 
cember, A.  D.  1861,  the  4th  day  of  the  month.  Rev.  Hector 
McLean  and  Rev.  F.  K.  Nash,  of  the  clergy,  and  Dr.  James  H. 
Dickson  and  J.  G.  Shepherd,  of  the  eldership,  were  the  com- 
missioners chosen. 

April  17,  1863,  the  Session  considered  the  proposition  made 
by  Presbytery  for  each  church  to  raise  a  fund  for  the  education 
of  the  children  of  soldiers  dying  in  the  military  service  of  the 
country.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  report  on  the  subject. 
They  reported  recommending  the  appointment  of  an  agent. 
Judge  Shepherd  was  appointed,  and  I  find  his  report,  the  sub- 
stance of  which  is  that  there  were  five  such  children  in  our  own 


22  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Sunday  School,  and  the  whole  number  would  not  exceed  twenty 
The  credits  on  the  subscription  fund  were  as  follows : 

By  Am't.  Confed.  bonds,  7  per  cent,  (invested  at  par),  $3,000.00 

One  school  bill  paid,            ______  6,50 

Unpaid  subscriptions,    (good)      -----  200.00 

1  six  per  cent.  Confed.  bond,      ----.-  200.00 

Cash  in  hand,              ______  18.50 

$3,425.00 
Although  Mr.  Sherwood's  work  extended  through  the  war, 
the  church  seemed  to  prosper  in  many  ways.  In  assuming  the 
editorial  charge  of  the  N.  C.  Presbyterian  the  second  time  he 
exerted  an  influence  for  Christ  and  Presbyterianism  which  was 
felt  throughout  the  State.  "In  parting  from  you  as  our  pastor," 
wrote  the  committee,  "we  declare  our  own  assurances  of  good- 
will and  affection,  and  we  utter  the  same  from  the  congregation 
to  whom  you  have  ministered  through  many  years  of  trial,  and 
sometimes  of  anxiety  and  distress." 

The  fifteenth  pastor  was  Rev.  H.  G.  Hill,  who  was  invited 
December  26,  1867,  was  elected  pastor  January  20,  1868,  and 
installed  July  11,  1868.  His  letter  of  resignation  was  read  be- 
fore a  congregational  meeting  Monday,  April  26,  1886. 

The  sixteenth  pastor,  Rev.  A.  L.  Phillips,  was  called  Oc- 
tober 12,  1886,  and  was  installed  Sunday,  December  5,  1886. 

REV.  COLIN  MCIVER 

Though  this  distinguished  servant  of  God  was  never  pastor 
here,  yet  his  influence  was  powerful  in  the  town.  He  came  here 
about  1809  to  teach  with  Rev.  W.  L.  Turner.  On  July  31,  1815, 
he  was  elected  stated  clerk  of  the  session,  though  not  a  member 
of  the  court.  At  the  same  time  he  was  requested  to  prepare  a 
sketch  of  the  church.  This  he  did,  and  the  sketch  is  now  re- 
corded in  the  records  of  the  session  from  1755  to  1814.  He  was 
a  man  of  great  sincerity  of  purpose,  of  ardent  and  constant  at- 
tachment to  friends  and  courteous  to  all.  At  all  times  he  was 
ready  to  preach  the  Gospel.  He  was  tenacious  of  his  opinions, 
and  at  times  would  earnestly  contend  for  them.  "He  was  an 
intelligent,  clear-headed,  warm-hearted,  thorough-going  Presby- 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  23 

terian  of  the  old  style,"  and  had  very  little  patience  with  new 
ideas  about  church  order,  &c.  He  was  an  ardent  Mason  and  was 
chaplain  of  Phoenix  Lodge  at  the  time  of  his  death,  January 
19,  1850.  Of  him  Mr.  Winslow,  in  the  address  referred  to  be- 
fore, says,  "Untiring  in  zeal,  uniformly  consistent,  scrupulous 
in  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  unwavering  in  his  religious  princi- 
ples, with  a  mind  well  cultivated  and  stored  with  information,  he 
was  most  highly  appreciated  where  most  intimately  known." 
At  his  death  the  Lodge  resolved  *  *  *  *  "That  his  mem- 
ory will  continue  green  among  the  members  of  this  Lodge,  even 
as  a  sprig  of  Cassia,  and  fragrant  as  the  incense  he  was  wont  to 
offer  upon  our  altars." 

The  following  is  believed  to  be  a  complete  list  of  the  Rul- 
ing Elders  of  the  church: 

Robert  Donaldson,  died  between  1805  and  1808. 

Duncan  McLeran,  died  about  1822. 

David  Anderson,  ordained  in  1800,  died  April  9,  1844. 

Duncan  McAuslan,  died  between  1805  and  1808. 

Archibald  Campbell,  died  1804. 

Col.  John  Dickson,  died  about  1822. 

These  six  composed  the  first  session  of  the  church  at  its 
organization  in  1800. 

Charles  Chalmers,  M.  D. 

Isaac  Hawley,  ordained  about  1805,  died  between  1805  and 
1808. 

Elisha  Stedman,  died  September  29,  1832. 

David  D.  Salmon. 

Dolphin  Davis,  died  November  8,  1818. 

William  Warden. 

John  D.  Burch,  ordained  February  18,  1816. 

Col.  Abraham  Stevens,  ordained  January  24,  1819,  died 
1822. 

Gilbert  Eccles,  ordained  May  18,  1823,  died  December  9, 
1831,  aged  83  years. 

William  Broadfoot,  ordained  May  18,  1823. 

George  McNeill,  ordained  November  8,  1823,  died  April 
23,  1865. 


24  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Judge  Henry  Potter,  elected  between  June  7  and  24,  1826, 
died  Sunday,  December  20, 1857. 

Dr.  M.  McLean  attended  his  first  meeting  of  session  De- 
cember 3,  1828,  was  dismissed  to  Cheraw,  S.  C,  December  9, 
1829. 

D.  A.  Davis,  first  attended  session  March  10,  1831,  dis- 
missed to  Salisbury,  August  14,  1837. 

Williamson  Whitehead,  recommended  June  29,  1830. 

James  Miller,  ordained  January  15,  1832,  died  June  4,  1840. 

Harvey  Leete,  ordained  March  5,  1837,  died  June  23,  1852. 

James  Martine,  ordained  February  18,  1844,  died  October 
9,  1864. 

John  McDonald,  ordained  March  5,  1837. 

Edward  Barge,  ordained  February  18,  1844,  died  August 
8,  1868,  aged  89  years. 

John  McArn,  ordained  February  18,  1844,  died  April  7, 
1845. 

John  C.  Latta,  ordained  February  18,  1844,  removed  to  and 
died  in  Wilmington,  N.  C. 

Jesse  George  Shepherd,  ordained  January  7,  1853,  died 
January  13,  1869. 

James  Banks,  ordained  January  7,  1853,  dismissed  to 
Florida,  January  7,  1860. 

Bart.  Fuller,  ordained  February  21,  1858,  removed  to 
Durham  in  the  year  1880,  and  died  November  28,  1882. 

Duncan  McLaurin,  ordained  February  21,  1858,  died  in 
Florida. 

William  B.  Wright,  ordained  first  Sabbath  in  May,  1865, 
died  February  12,  1880. 

William  McL.  McKay,  ordained  first  Sabbath  in  May, 
1865,  died  April  6,  1877. 

Milton  Rose,  ordained  April,  1869,  died  August  9,  1871. 

J.  G.  Yates,  ordained  April,  1869. 

William  Warden,  ordained  October  1,  1871. 

M.  E.  Dye,  ordained  October  1,  1871. 


REV.  ADAM  GILCHRIST 
1841-1860 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  25 

Dr.  J.  Small,  elected  September  23,  1877,  died  February 
14,  1885. 

E.  T.  McKethan,  ordained  May  23,  1880,  died  June  10, 
1888. 

S.  C.  Rankin,  ordained  May  23,  1880. 

G.  P.  McNeill,  ordained  February  6,  1887. 

J.  W.  McNeill,  M.  D.,  ordained  February  6,  1887. 

G.  G.  My  rover,  ordained  February  6,  1887. 

Time  would  fail  me  to  speak  of  each  of  these  departed 
brethren.  Some  of  them  were  men  of  very  marked  individuality 
and  power,  and  have  left  their  stamp  upon  our  town  as  well  as 
upon  the  church.  Without  intending  to  disparage  others,  I  will 
simply  select  from  this  list  a  few  for  detailed  mention. 

Mr.  Robert  Donaldson  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  men 
ever  in  this  community.  The  sessional  records  speak  only  of 
his  death.  In  an  address  delivered  before  Phcenix  Lodge  of 
Masons  in  1849,  by  Edward  Lee  Winslow,  there  is  the  follow- 
ing brief  mention  of  him :  "The  first  named,  Robert  Donaldson, 
generally  beloved,  a  merchant  of  the  highest  standing,  whose 
descendants  yet  survive  and  maintain  the  standing  and  respec- 
tability of  their  ancestors,  beloved  most  where  best  known." 
Among  these  descendants  was  Robert  Donaldson,  who  removed 
to  New  York,  who  gave  to  the  church  the  present  manse,  and 
whose  name  will  be  ever  gratefully  remembered  by  Fayetteville 
as  that  of  the  generous  founder  of  "Donaldson  Academy  and 
Manual  Labor  School."  This  famous  academy  has  been  an 
incalculable  blessing  to  this  whole  region,  for  from  it  have  gone 
your  fathers  and  grandfathers  into  every  station  of  life.  Some 
competent  hand  should  trace  its  history  for  the  public  eye. 

David  Anderson  lived  to  be  78  years  old.  Of  him  the  record 
says :  "Our  venerable  brother,  having  been,  from  the  first 
organization  of  this  church,  a  ruling  elder,  and  having  for  a 
space  of  more  than  forty  years  sustained  an  irreproachable 
character  as  a  member  of  the  church — distinguished  for  his  love 
of  peace,  for  his  consistent  walk,  for  his  steady  adherence  to 
the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel  as  comprised  in  the  formularies  of 


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our  church — for  his  constancy  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of 
his  office  and  for  his  humble  reliance  on  the  merits  of  the 
Saviour,  as  the  only  ground  of  his  hope,  we  cannot  but  regard 
his  death  as  a  great  loss  and  as  the  extinction  of  a  burning  and 
shining  light  that  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the  perfect  day. 
As  his  life  was  distinguished  for  peace  and  quietness,  so  his 
death  was  without  a  pang,  and  it  may  be  said  of  him,  as  of 
Stephen  of  old,  "He  fell  asleep." 

Of  Elisha  Stedman,  who  died  at  the  age  of  67  years,  the 
record  says :  "His  honesty  and  stern  integrity  of  heart  and  of 
purpose — his  experience  in  the  business  of  life,  aided  by  a  sound 
judgment,  and  influenced  by  a  sincere  desire  to  relieve  the  dis- 
tressed, rendered  him  a  prudent  and  safe  adviser,  and  one  highly 
useful  in  the  various  stations  which  he  occupied  in  social  life. 
His  memory  is  embalmed  in  the  hearts  of  the  poor  and  destitute. 
He  had  been  Ruling  Elder  *  *  *  for  thirty  years,  and 
was  one  of  its  main  pillars." 

David  D.  Salmon  was,  I  have  been  informed,  the  first 
person  to  introduce  a  question  book  into  the  Sunday  School  of 
Sampson  County.  Of  course  this  made  an  epoch  in  their  man- 
agement and  teaching. 

It  is  probable  that  no  man  of  his  day  exerted  a  more  wide- 
spread and  powerful  influence  in  the  community  than  did 
George  McNeill.  His  residence  and  store  at  the  foot  of  Hay- 
mount  were  the  scenes  of  large  and  hearty  hospitality  and  great 
business  activity.  His  trade  extended  far  into  the  interior  of  the 
State.  His  opinion  carried  weight  in  determining  any  line  of 
action.  For  some  time  he  was  clerk  of  session.  During  the 
last  year  of  the  civil  war,  when  the  sun  of  the  Confederacy  was 
setting  forever,  when  thousands  of  hearts  and  homes  were  deso- 
late, our  church  was  bereaved  of  this  venerable  saint.  Judge 
Shepherd  prepared  the  memorial,  which  says:  "Mr.  George 
McNeill,  the  oldest  officer  of  this  session,  died  at  Fayetteville, 
the  23rd  of  April,  1865,  in  the  stillness  and  quiet  of  the  Sabbath 
day.  He  had  been  for  years  failing  in  health,  and  frequently 
had  his  family  felt  the  alarm  that  each  attack  of  sickness  might 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  27 

be  his  last.  For  49  years  our  deceased  brother  had  been  a  mem- 
ber, and  for  42  years  a  Ruling  Elder,  of  this  church.  No  man 
was  more  devoted  to  the  faith  and  standards  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  As  an  office-bearer,  as  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
School,  as  husband,  father,  master,  as  a  faithful  and  patriotic 
citizen,  he  has  left  behind  him  the  impress  of  his  well  spent  life, 
and  his  good  works  do  follow  him."  Mr.  McNeill  possessed 
some  traits  of  character  which  were  strongly  marked  and  made 
him  known  and  read  of  those  around  him.  He  was  a  man  of 
great  directness,  candor,  independence  and  hopefulness  in  things 
concerning  both  the  Church  and  the  State.  Warmth  of  heart, 
strong  affection,  liberal  hospitality,  and  earnest  desire  for  the 
good  of  others,  were  conspicuous  in  his  life.  Two  of  his  sons 
had  been  given  to  the  work  of  the  Christian  ministry — both  of 
them  most  acceptable  to  the  church  and  greatly  blessed  in  their 
labors  of  love  while  on  earth.  But  the  sons  in  the  prime  of  life 
had  been  called  away  to  meet  their  Redeemer  ere  the  venerable 
father  found  his  eternal  rest.  Now  in  glory,  all,  with  a  dear 
sister  and  daughter  added,  (a  sister  and  daughter  who  preceded 
the  father  but  a  few  hours),  they  rejoice  around  the  throne  and 
adore  the  Author  of  all  good  and  mercy !  Both  father  and 
daughter  were  buried  at  the  same  hour.  The  most  precious 
legacy  of  this  great  and  good  man  to  our  church  is  found  in  the 
lives  of  his  grand-children,  now  consecrated  to  the  Lord  Christ. 
Henry  Potter,  for  many  years  a  Judge  of  the  United  States 
Circuit  Court,  came  to  Fayetteville  in  1826,  from  Raleigh,  where 
he  was  a  Ruling  Elder.  Himself  appreciative  of  the  good  things 
of  this  life,  his  house  was  the  place  of  a  most  extended  Christian 
hospitality.  He  was  clerk  of  the  Session  from  December  11, 
1826,  to  January  8,  1853,  a  period  of  more  than  26  years.  His 
increasing  years  may  be  plainly  traced  by  his  hand-writing  in 
the  records.  The  record  says  of  him :  He  was  noted  for  the 
readiness  and  zeal  with  which  he  discharged  all  the  duties  of  *  * 
He  was  a  devoted  member  of  the  church,  an  ardent  admirer  of 
its  doctrines  and  government.  In  earlier  life,  while  he  had 
physical  ability  to  engage  constantly  in  active  duty,  he  was  at 
the  head  of  our  Sabbath  School — untirinsr  in  his  efforts  to  sus- 


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tain  it  as  a  nursery  of  piety  and  morality — untiring  in  his  efforts 
to  preserve  the  purity  of  the  church  in  its  discipline,  its  order, 
worship  and  faith." 

Jesse  George  Shepherd,  for  some  years  a  Judge  of  our 
Superior  Court,  was  an  Elder  of  very  great  influence  in  our 
church  here  and  in  the  courts  of  the  church  at  large.  He  was 
Clerk  of  Session  from  January  8,  1853,  to  January  13,  1869 — 
about  16  years.  I  cannot  do  less  than  copy  the  whole  minute 
adopted  at  his  death  by  the  Session.  As  an  example  of  pure 
rhetoric,  clear  analysis  of  character  and  appreciative  judgment 
it  is  a  model : 

"Jesse  George  Shepherd  was  admitted  to  the  communion  of  this 
church  by  certificate  on  the  15th  day  of  July,  1843,  and  ordained  a  Ruling 
Elder  therein  on  January  7,  1853.  About  the  2nd  of  April,  1853,  he  was 
appointed  Clerk  of  Session,  succeeding  the  venerable  Henry  Potter,  which 
office  he  filled  until  his  death  on  13th  of  January,  1869.  This  is  the  out- 
line of  his  Christian  life,  but  the  filling-in,  done  by  a  faithful  and  com- 
petent hand,  would  show  how  simple  and  trustful  was  his  faith,  how  pure 
and  blameless  his  life,  how  warm  and  glowing  his  love,  how  fervent  and 
constant  his  zeal,  how  devoted  and  untiring  his  service  in  the  cause  of 
Christ  and  His  Church,  to  which  he  gave  himself  freely,  fully  and  with- 
out reserve. 

The  character  of  the  man  was  well  exemplified  in  the  type  of  piety 
which  he  exhibited.  Naturally  sensitive  and  shrinking  in  all  that  con- 
cerned himself  in  his  contact  with  the  world,  he  scrupulously  avoided 
even  the  appearance  of  evil.  Confident  in  the  deductions  of  his  own 
reason,  in  those  matters  which  related  to  his  professional  life  and  practice, 
he  grasped  the  truth  of  God  firmly  and  boldly.  He  loved  its  pure  foun- 
tains and  sought  them  for  undefiled  and  refreshing  waters,  for  grateful 
rest  and  shade,  for  quiet  relaxation  and  repose  from  the  burden  and  heat 
of  a  busy  and  often  perplexing  life.  He  felt  his  dependence,  strong  as 
he  was  in  the  principles  of  godliness,  upon  the  promised  aid  of  the  Spirit; 
and  the  filial  reverence  with  which  he  addressed  God  as  "Our  Father," 
the  deep  and  earnest  tones  in  which  he  pronounced  this  hallowed  Name, 
was  a  marked  feature  of  his  prayers  when  he  led  the  public  devotions  of 
the  people. 

His  influence  was  felt  for  good,  beyond  the  limits  of  his  own  church. 
Those  qualifications  which  made  him  an  able  jurist,  skilled  and  powerful 
advocate  in  our  courts  of  law,  fitted  him  pre-eminently  for  usefulness  in 
the  judicatories  of  the  church.  We  have  felt  his  power  in  the  church 
session ;  Presbytery  was  familiar  with  his  wise  counsel ;  Synod  knew  and 


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1861-1867 


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esteemed  very  highly  in  love  for  his  work's  sake;  and  the  General  As- 
sembly, in  a  most  trying  period  of  its  history,  committed  important  trusts 
to  him  for  execution,  as  to  one  whose  praise  was  in  the  churches.  He 
ruled  well  in  the  house  of  God;  and,  being  well  taught  in  the  Word,  did 
not  forget  to  communicate  of  his  knowledge  for  the  edifying  of  the  body 
of  Christ.  At  all  times  and  in  all  things  he  was  ready  for  the  discharge 
of  any  Christian  duty,  and  by  his  work  and  conversation  he  preached  the 
Gospel  to  those  who  looked  upon  his  blameless  character,  which  was  but 
the  outgrowth  of  the  vital  principle  of  life  within. 

We  turn  away  from  the  honors  and  distinctions  which  he  achieved 
amongst  his  fellowmen  in  the  dusty  arena  of  forensic  and  political  strife. 
They  were  to  him  but  the  bubbles  of  an  hour's  enjoyment.  They  are  not 
worthy  to  be  compared  with  that  crown  of  dignity  and  honor  which  he 
won  as  a  faithful  servant  of  the  church  and  to  that  crown  of  glory  which 
he  wears  now,  as  we  confidently  believe,  amongst  those  who  have  been 
made  kings  and  priests  unto  God.  His  example  is  left  for  our  imitation  1 
Though  we  may  follow  him  afar  off,  yet  by  that  same  grace  upon  which 
he  leaned  and  to  which  he  constantly  looked,  we  may  become,  in  our 
humble  measure,  like  him,  ensamples  to  the  flock  over  which  the  Holy 
Ghost  hath  made  us  overseers. 

Invoking,  therefore,  this  same  divine  assistance,  let  us  thank  God 
for  the  good  profession  witnessed  by  our  departed  brother,  and  take 
courage  for  the  trials  of  the  way  that  stretches  out  before  us,  that  like 
him,  when  we  rest  from  our  labors,  our  works  may  follow." 

Bartholomew  Fuller  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  leading 
elders  in  our  church,  as  he  was  also  a  leading  lawyer  in  the  town. 
He  was  Clerk  of  Session  for years,  succeeding  Judge  Shep- 
herd. In  1880  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Durham,  where  his 
usefulness  in  the  church  continued  till  his  death,  November  28, 
1882.  For  some  time  he  ably  edited  the  N.  C.  Presbyterian.  He 
was  a  man  of  great  power  and  fluency  of  speech.  He  fre- 
quently led  public  service  in  the  absence  of  the  pastor  to  the 
great  edification  of  the  congregation. 

James  Martine  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  elder.  The 
record  says  of  him :  He  was  "conspicuous  in  his  labors  of  love, 
full  of  earnest  and  fervent  spirit — warm  and  active  in  his  piety 
and  character  as  a  Christian — faithful  and  attentive  to  duty — 
prayerful — delighting  in  the  worship  and  ordinances  of  the 
house  of  God  and  in  the  society  and  communion  of   fellow- 


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Christians — "given  to  hospitality" — zealous  of  good  works.  Our 
deceased  brother  had  been  forty  years  a  member  and  twenty 
years  a  Ruling  elder  in  this  church,  and  for  its  welfare,  pros- 
perity and  growth  had  shown  a  deep  concern."  On  his  way  to 
his  home  on  Haymount,  Sabbaths  after  church  service,  he  would 
fill  his  large  vehicle  with  guests  for  dinner. 

William  B.  Wright  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Bar — 
of  commanding  appearance — wielding  a  wide  influence — and 
respected  by  everybody — a  truly  honest,  good  man. 

Wm.  McL.  McKay  was  a  native  of  the  town,  of  a  well 
known  Scotch  family — a  distinguished  member  of  the  Bar — and 
of  a  wide  influence  in  this  section  of  the  State,  open,  generous 
and  the  friend  of  everybody. 

Time  and  your  patience  alike  fail  me  to  speak  of  the  other 
noble  men  who  have  helped  to  make  the  name  of  "Presbyterian 
Elder"  a  synonym  of  all  that  is  honest,  just,  true,  faithful  and 
godly.    Their  names  are  written  in  the  Lamb's  Book  of  Life. 

DEACONS 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  our  church  here  had  no  board  of 
deacons  until  1858.  Up  to  this  time  its  finances  were  managed 
by  the  session  and  trustees,  after  the  manner  of  the  church  in 
Scotland. 

The  following  list  will  be  found  to  be  correct,  or  very 
nearly  so : 

G.  W.  Williams,  ordained  February  21,  1858,  dismissed  to 
Wilmington,  April  28,  1867. 

W.  B.  Wright,  ordained  February  21,  1858. 

James  B.  Ferguson,  ordained  February  21,  1858,  died  May, 
1860. 

Wm,  McL.  McKay,  ordained  February  21,  1858. 

Hugh  Graham,  ordained  February  21,  1858. 

H.  C.  Robinson,  M.  D.,  ordained  February  21,  1858,  died 
September,  1861. 


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C.  A.  McMillan,  ordained  February  21,  1858,  died  about 
July  6,  1875. 

These  seven  composed  the  first  board. 
Joseph  Utley,  died  May  20,  1877. 

Robert  Johnson  and  E.  T.  McKethan,  ordained  March  8, 
1868. 

M.  E.  Dye,  Warren  Prior  and  S.  W.  Skinner,  ordained 
March  28,  1869. 

Alexander  Graham. 

G.  P.  McNeill  and  W.  L.  Hawley,  ordained  November 
20, 1874. 

Dr.  J.  W.  McNeill,  ordained  January  24,  1875. 

G.  G.  Myrover,  ordained  January  17,  1879. 

W.  F.  Leak,  R.  M.  Prior,  W.  G.  Hill  and  A.  E.  Rankin, 
ordained  February  6,  1887. 

Most  of  these  brethren  are  with  us.  I  must  leave  the  record 
of  their  characters  and  deeds  to  another  hand. 

Mr.  G.  W.  Williams  moved  to  Wilmington  in  1867,  and 
is  now  an  honored  and  active  deacon  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  there. 

Messrs.  Wright,  McKay,  McKethan,  Dye,  G.  P.  McNeill, 
G.  G.  Myrover  and  J.  W.  McNeill  became  elders. 

Mr.  James  B.  Ferguson,  "a  member,  efficient  and  exem- 
plary in  all  the  relations  of  life,  died  after  a  painful  and  wasting 
sickness  of  several  weeks." 

H.  C.  Robinson,  M.  D.,  was  a  "valued  citizen  and  a  highly 
esteemed  and  useful  member  of  the  church.  His  many  excellent 
traits  of  character  as  a  man,  and  his  kindness  and  skill  as  a 
physician,  had  won  for  him  the  respect  and  affection  of  the 
whole  community,  while  he  commended  the  religion  of  Jesus  by 
his  uniform  Christian  walk." 

Charles  A.  McMillan  and  Joseph  Utley  were  both  worthy 
deacons  and  died  respected  by  all.  Mr.  Utley  was  for  many 
years  the  treasurer  of  the  church. 


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THE  CHURCH   BUILDINGS 

Although  the  church  was  organized  in  1800,  yet  the  congre- 
gation never  set  about  the  erection  of  a  suitable  house  of  worship 
until  some  time  during  the  year  1810.  During  this  year  the 
church  was  incorporated  by  act  of  Legislature  in  order  to 
get  into  its  possession  a  lot  which  had  been  purchased  by  the 
congregation.  It  was  generally,  though  erroneously,  thought 
that  the  church  could  not  hold  property  in  its  own  name.  The 
lot  bought  is  the  one  now  occupied  by  the  Episcopal  Church, 
which  was  at  first  conveyed  to  the  Town  Commissioners  in  trust 
for  the  church.  On  March  24,  1814,  it  was  resolved  to  raise  by 
subscription  the  sum  of  $5,000,  in  shares  of  $50  each,  for  the 
erection  of  a  building.  For  some  reason  some  persons  objected 
to  building  a  church  on  Green  street.  Accordingly  a  committee 
was  appointed  by  session  to  inquire  about  two  lots  which  be- 
longed to  a  Mrs.  Vance  and  her  daughters,  then  of  Wilmington, 
for  which  $1,300  was  considered  a  fair  price.  These  two  lots, 
which  finally  cost  $1,500,  are  the  present  church  lot.  The  com- 
mittee to  raise  funds  reported  on  7th  May,  1814,  that  they  had 
raised  the  amount  specified.  It  was  afterwards  ordered  that 
$2,000  additional  stock  be  secured,  and  the  elders  were  required 
to  build  the  church  of  brick.  The  building  committee  was  ap- 
pointed February  1,  1816,  and  consisted  of  Rev.  Jesse  H. 
Turner,  with  Messrs.  Chalmers,  Dickson  and  Stedman.  Sub- 
sequently, Mr.  Chalmers  was  excused  on  account  of  ill  health 
and  Mr.  Thomas  D.  Burch  was  appointed  in  his  place.  April 
18,  1816,  the  building  committee  asked  session's  advice  about 
the  location  of  the  principal  entrance  to  the  church,  and  it  was 
ordered  to  be  in  the  east  end  of  the  building.  At  the  same  time 
it  was  ordered  that  the  cornerstone  be  laid  on  Monday,  April 
21,  1816,  at  10  a.  m.,  and  the  pastor  was  requested  to  wait  on 
the  Master  of  Phoenix  Lodge  "with  a  request  that  the  Masonic 
Fraternity  would  afford  their  assistance  in  conducting  the  sol- 
emnities of  the  occasion."  The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  record 
of  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone : 

"On  Monday,  the  21st  April,  1816,  the  cornerstone  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church  of   Fayetteville   was   laid  with   suitable   solemnity.     A 


GRAVE  OF  REV.  JAMES   W.   DOUGLASS 
Cross  Creek  Cemetery 
Pastor  from  1834-1837 


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procession  was  formed  at  the  Mason  Lodge,  composed  of  the  clergy- 
resident  in  town  and  such  others  as  were  providentially  present,  the  Rul- 
ing Elders  and  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  the  officers  and 
members  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  and  a  very  respectable  and  numerous 
assemblage  of  citizens,  who  marched  in  a  slow  and  solemn  manner, 
accompanied  by  a  band  of  music,  to  the  church  lot.  Having  arrived  at 
the  place,  the  procession  approached  the  ground  appropriated  for  the 
erection  of  the  house  for  public  worship  of  God  by  marching  through 
two  arches,  on  which  were  inscribed  'Holiness  to  the  Lord.'  Having 
passed  through  these  arches,  and  ranged  themselves  around  the  lines 
marked  out  for  the  intended  walls  of  the  sacred  temple,  the  assembled 
company  halted,  and,  for  a  few  moments  solemn  silence  prevailed.  The 
Rev.  Robert  H.  Chapman,D.D.,  President  of  the  University  of  North 
Carolina,  who  was  providentially  present,  then  delivered  a  brief,  yet  very 
appropriate  and  impressive  oration,  which  commanded  the  attention  and 
excited  the  devout  affections  of  the  audience.  The  cornerstone  was  then 
laid  by  Mr.  Reuben  Loring,  the  principal  architect  of  the  building;  its 
position,  form  and  texture,  examined  by  the  Master  of  Phcenix  Lodge, 
who  reported  to  the  members  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  his  approbation 
thereof.  The  Rev.  Jesse  H.  Turner,  Pastor  of  the  church,  then  addressed 
the  Throne  of  Grace  in  a  prayer  to  Almighty  God,  that  He  might  bless 
and  prosper  the  work  now  commencing,  and,  having  sung  an  appropriate 
hymn,  the  people  were  dismissed  with  the  usual  benediction." 

March  15,  1817,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  collect  un- 
paid subscriptions  on  the  building,  to  receive  a  legacy  of  $200 
left  to  the  church  by  Robert  Holliday,  and  to  issue  certificates  of 
stock  on  the  payment  of  the  fifth  and  last  installment  due.  To 
this  date  the  church  was  still  uncompleted.  The  Episcopal 
church  lot  was  bought  from  our  church,  August  4.  1817,  for 
$1,250.  In  October,  1817,  it  was  found  that  the  money  sub- 
scribed was  not  sufficient  to  complete  the  building.  Accordingly 
a  meeting  of  shareholders  was  held  in  November,  1817,  which 
allowed  an  increase  in  stock.  June  1,  1818,  a  resolution  was 
adopted  "that  any  number  of  gentlemen  who  may  bind  them- 
selves for  a  sum  of  money  sufficient  to  finish  the  church  be 
authorized  to  associate  together  for  this  purpose;"  and  again, 
"that  building  committee  be  authorized  to  convene  the  share- 
holders, when  it  may  become  necessary,  for  the  purpose  of  giv- 
ing them  liberty  to  draw  from  the  Bank  such  further  sums  of 
money  as  may  be  necessary  for  completing  the  church,  upon  a 


34  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

promise  that  the  first  monies  arising  from  the  sale  or  rent  of  the 
pews  shall  be  applied  to  the  extinction  of  this  debt."  Rev. 
Colin  Mclver  was  appointed  an  agent  to  solicit  funds  for  build- 
ing both  North  and  South  of  us.  January  7,  1819,  he  submitted 
his  report.  From  his  "Northern  excursion"  he  collected  $293. 
Among  the  contributors  to  this  sum  were  'James  Monroe,  Pres- 
ident of  the  United  States,  $25 ;"  "Mr.  George  Washington 
Campbell,  Ambassador  from  the  United  States  to  Russia,  $10;" 
"Mr.  John  Quincy  Adams,  Secretary  of  State  of  the  United 
States,  $10."    Out  of  his  "Southern  excursion"  he  got  $55. 

The  dates  of  the  completion  and  dedication  of  the  building 
are  not  now  known. 

The  following  record  will  explain  itself.     It  is  inclosed  in 
the  book  by  heavy  black  lines  of  mourning : 

"On  Sabbath,  the  29th  May,  1831,  our  town  was  visited  with  a  most 
awful  and  unparalleled  calamity.  Soon  after  our  church  was  dismissed 
a  fire  broke  out,  which,  in  a  short  time,  consumed  nearly  the  whole  of  the 
town,  including  our  church  and  session  house!" 

Soon  thereafter  the  pastor,  Mr.  Rowland,  was  appointed 
agent  to  solicit  funds  at  the  North  to  rebuild  the  church. 

The  following  is  an  extract  from  the  credentials,  which 
were  signed  by  the  Elders  and  given  him : 

"State  of  North  Carolina, 
Church  Session  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Fayetteville, 

June  2,  1831. 
The  Lord  in  His  righteous  providence,  has  seen  fit  to  desolate  our 
town  by  conflagration.  The  devouring  element  in  four  short  hours  has 
laid  our  high  places  waste  and  our  temples  and  dwellings  in  ashes.  Noth- 
ing remains  to  tell  where  Fayetteville  was  but  naked  chimneys  and 
crumbling  walls.  Our  worldly  substance  is  gone,  and  we  desire,  more 
than  ever,  to  seek  an  enduring  substance — a  Heavenly  inheritance.  But 
alas!  we  have  no  shelter  but  the  broad  canopy  of  Heaven  under  which 
to  meet  and  render  praise  and  homage  to  the  Most  High." 

The  following  letter  is  of  interest : 

"To  the  Committee  of  the  General  Assembly's  Board  of  Missions  : 

Dear  Brethren: — Our  town  is  in  ruins — our  church  consumed — our 

worldly  substance  gone.     For  Zion's  sake  help  us.     Our  congregation  is 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  35 

large,  but  deprived,  for  the  present,  of  the  means  of  supporting  a  min- 
ister. We  beg  you  therefore  to  appoint  the  Rev.  Henry  A.  Rowland,  Jr., 
a  missionary,  to  labour  among  us  for  twelve  months.  This  would  aid  us 
greatly,  and  the  charity  would  have  an  extensive  and,  we  trust,  a  profit- 
able influence." 

June  28,  1831,  the  Session  resolved  to  rebuild  the  Session 
House  (now  our  Lecture  room)  to  cover  the  sight  of  the  old 
one.  Though  dejected,  they  were  not  despondent  or  willing  to 
ask  others  to  aid  them  without  first  helping  themselves. 

The  "American  Home  Missionary  Society"  gave  them  $300 
towards  supporting  their  pastor  that  year. 

The  result  of  Mr.  Rowland's  visit  North  was  that  he  col- 
lected $7,146.56^2,  which  was  independent  of  money  received 
from  other  sources. 

The  church  was  rebuilt  on  the  old  walls  by  the  builder  of 
the  Clarendon  Bridge.  The  rafters  of  the  roof,  which  is  self- 
supporting,  are  very  large.  Their  erection  was  supposed  to  be 
accompanied  with  so  much  danger  that  a  special  prayer  meeting 
was  held  to  pray  that  no  one  should  be  hurt. 

In  the  Fall  of  1887  extensive  repairs  were  made  on  the 
building.  The  timbers  supporting  the  old  square  steeple  had  so 
decayed  that  it  was  torn  down  and  the  present  graceful  spire, 
designed  by  Mr.  T.  A.  Klutz,  was  erected.  The  whole  cost  of 
repairs,  paint,  &c,  was  about  $1,800.  It  is  a  singular  co-inci- 
dence that  the  present  pastor  preached,  at  the  reopening  of  the 
church  for  worship  in  1887,  from  the  same  text  (Haggai  2:9) 
as  the  paster  used  at  its  reopening  after  the  great  fire  of  1831, 
and  only  discovered  this  fact  in  the  preparation  of  this  history. 

In  former  years  church  buildings  were  used  more  freely 
than  now.  I  suppose  that  public  halls  were  not  as  plentiful. 
Our  church  has  more  than  once  been  used  at  the  celebration  of 
4th  July.  "The  use  of  the  church  was  granted  to  the  committee 
of  arrangements  for  the  funeral  ceremonies  in  honor  of  those 
patriots  and  statesmen,  the  lamented  Thomas  Jefferson  and 
John  Adams — who  departed  this  life  on  the  4th  of  July,  1826." 

July  2,  1845,  to  the  application  of  committee  appointed  by 
the  town  authorities  for  the  use  of  our  church  on  the  8th  instant, 


36  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

in  which  to  deliver  a  eulogy  on  the  death  of  General  Jackson, 
"we  respectfully  reply,  that  we  have  entered  into  a  resolution  to 
deny  the  use  of  our  church  for  any  public  secular  purpose — and 
that  this  rule  has  not  been  relaxed  in  any  instance :  but,  desirous 
of  conciliating  all  discordant  feeling  which  a  refusal  might  ex- 
cite on  this  solemn  occasion — and,  sincerely  wishing  to  promote 
kind  and  friendly  sympathies  among  the  citizens  under  their 
present  calamity,  we  consent  that  this  may  be  an  exception  to 
the  general  rule,  and  we  do  therefore  grant  the  request : — 

1st.     Because  it  is  a  solemn  eulogy  for  the  dead. 

2nd.  Because  the  subject  of  it  has  filled  the  Executive 
office  of  the  United  States. 

3rd.  Because  he  was  a  professor  of  religion  and  a  member 
of  our  communion." 

Generally  this  privilege  was  granted  on  condition  that  the 
committee  would  erect  a  stage  for  the  speaking  and  not  use  the 
pulpit. 

The  bell  was  destroyed  by  the  great  fire.  It  seems  that  the 
metal  was  sent  off  to  be  recast  and  was  not  heard  of  again.  The 
present  bell  was  a  gift  from  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church, 
Troy,  N.  Y.    On  its  rim  is  the  following  legend : 

"In  flammis  perii  XXIX  Maii  MDCCCXXXI. 

Munere  amicorum  e  cinere  surrexi  in 

Ecclesia  Secunda  Presbyteriani 

in  Troja,  Nov.  Ebor." 

We  believe  that  a  translation  of  this  inscription  reads  about 

as  follows : 

I  perished  in  the  flames  the  29th  of  May,  1831. 
I  arose  from  the  ashes  through  the  gen- 
erosity of  friends  in  the  Second 
Presbyterian  Church  in  Troy,  New  York. 
Full  many  a  change  does  old  Time  bring  about.     For  on 
April  5,  1862,  the  Session  granted  the  following  petition  signed 
by  many  of  the  leading  men  in  the  congregation : 

"In  view  of  the  great  scarcity  of  tin  and  such  metals  suited  to  the 
manufacture  of  'Field  Artillery'  in  the  Confederacy,  and  in  compliance 
with  the  call  of  the  'Ordnance  Review'  at  Richmond  for  bells,  we,  the 
undersigned  members  of  the  congregation  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 


(1)   DAVID  ANDERSON 

Born  at  Sterling  No.  Britain,  1767.     Died  at  Favetteville.  N.  C,  1844 

Elder  1800-1844 

(2)   JUDGE  JESSIE  GEORGE  SHEPHERD 

Elder    1853-1869 

(3)   JUDGE  HENRY  POTTER 

Elder  1826-1857 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  37 


Fayetteville,  petition  the  pastor  and  officers  of  the  church  to  loan  to  the 
Confederate  States  the  bell  to  be  cast  into  cannon  for  the  immediate  use 
of  the  Starr  Artillery." 

But  the  same  good  bell  still  rings  its  weekly  welcomes  to 
those  who  would  worship  within  our  gates. 

f  March  29,  1828,  I  find  this  record : 

"A  Society  of  young  ladies  of  Fayetteville  have  purchased  and  gen- 
erously presented  to  our  church  for  sacramental  uses  the  following  vessels 
of  silver  plate,  viz :  A  bread-basket,  two  cups  and  a  tankard.  For 
this  valuable  present,  so  useful  to  the  church  and  so  worthy  of  the  source 
whence  it  came,  the  Session  feels  truly  grateful,  both  to  the  fair  donors 
and  to  Him  whose  are  the  hearts  of  all,  and  who  directs  the  charities  of 
the  world  for  the  good  of  His  Church  and  the  promotion  of  His  own 
declarative  glory.  May  the  daughters  of  Zion,  for  their  distinguished 
liberality,  enjoy  the  present  reward  of  approving  consciences  and  an 
Eternal  reward,  through  the  covenant  of  Grace,  in  their  Father's  King- 
dom above." 

The  vessels  now  in  use  are  those  referred  to  above. 

At  another  time  reference  is  made  to  the  purchase  of  pewter 
plates  for  taking  up  the  collections.  It  is  possible  that  the  ones 
now  in  use  in  the  Sabbath  School  are  the  same. 

The  beautiful  churchyard  around  this  temple  is  the  result 
of  much  patient  labor.  The  front  part,  that  now  is  chiefly  oc- 
cupied by  the  circle  for  carriages,  was  built  up  from  cellars 
through  the  instrumentality  of  Messrs.  J.  M.  Rose,  Sr.,  James 
Banks,  W.  G.  Matthews  and  Elijah  Fuller. 

This  building  and  these  grounds  are  a  precious  heritage 
from  our  fathers,  representing  their  taste,  their  intelligence,  their 
Godly  zeal,  their  self-denying  liberality.  This  building  is  sacred 
to  God;  it  is  hallowed  by  the  proclamation  of  many  a  saving 
message,  by  thousands  of  fervent  prayers,  by  the  sweet  mingling 
of  joyful  voices  in  hymns  of  praise,  by  the  power  of  God's 
Spirit  as  He  brought  life  to  dead  souls.  Keep  it  consecrated  to 
God,  and  hand  it  down  to  your  children  for  a  blessing  to  them 
even  unto  thousands  of  generations. 


fTwo  pieces  are  marked  1824. 


38  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


FINANCE  AND  STATISTICS 

The  accompanying  table  is  very  nearly  correct.  It  covers 
the  period  from  1830  to  1888,  fifty-eight  years.  I  commend  it 
to  your  study.  It  will  be  a  means  of  grace  to  you.  I  give  only 
the  totals  here  of  the  sums  given  for  the  leading  schemes  of 
benevolence. 

Sustentation    $1,113.56,  or  $48.41  a  year  for  23  years 

Evangelistic    1,805.82,  or  60.19  a  year  for  30  years 

Invalid  Fund 551.57,  or  27.58  a  year  for  20  years 

Foreign  Missions 4,706.68,  or  10.45  a  year  for  45  years 

Education    2,769.35,  or      8.20  a  year  for  35  years 

Publication    921.23,  or      3.69  a  year  for  25  years 

Tuscaloosa  Institute 38.36,  or      4.78  a  year  for  8  years 

If  we  put  the  average  number  of  communicants  for  each 
period  above  mentioned  at  161,  the  smallest  number  ever  in  the 
church,  we  have  per  member  for  Sustentation,  30  cents ;  for 
Evangelistic  work,  54  cents;  for  Invalid  Fund,  $1.71 ;  for  For- 
eign Missions,  63  cents ;  for  Education,  50  cents ;  for  Publica- 
tion, 28  cents ;  and  for  Tuscaloosa  Institute,  2  cents. 

The  largest  sum  collected  for  any  one  object  is  $4,706.68 
for  Foreign  Missions,  making  the  highest  average  per  member 
63  cents.  If  the  membership  be  taken  at  161  for  26  years,  the 
average  per  member  of  all  causes  will  be  57  cents.  It  will  be 
observed  that  these  causes  do  not  include  salary,  repairs,  &c. 
Our  inheritance  in  this  respect  is  certainly  not  liberal. 

For  many  years  after  the  organization  of  the  church  the 
pastor's  salary  was  $400  a  year  for  preaching  and  $400  a  year 
for  teaching,  for  he  did  both  duties,  to  the  damage  of  each  I 
have  no  doubt.  It  was  then  $800  for  each.  The  largest  salary 
ever  paid  was  $1,500.  One  year,  1863-64,  the  salary  was 
$2,518,  evidently  paid  in  Confederate  money. 

The  largest  number  of  communicants  ever  in  the  church  at 
one  time  was  343,  in  1837-38,  immediately  following  a  great 
revival  led  by  Mr.  Douglas.  Many  of  these  were  from  the 
country  and  afterwards  formed  what  is  now  Big  Rockfish 
Church.     The  smallest  number,   161,   was  in   1869-70.     The 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  39 

largest  number  ever  received  on  profession  of  faith  in  one  year 
was  101,  in  1835-36;  the  next  47,  in  1831-32;  the  next  37,  in 
1886-87.  During  these  long  years  there  is  no  year  recorded 
when  there  was  not  an  addition  to  the  church.  The  whole 
number  received  by  profession  of  faith  is  556,  and  by  certificate 
172.  During  these  58  years  there  have  been  eight  pastors,  so 
that  there  is  an  average  of  69  to  each  pastorate,  or  of  9l/2  per 
year. 

MUSIC 

For  many  years  the  music  was  led  by  voice,  a  man  being 
employed  for  that  purpose.  He  was  paid  as  much  as  $100  a 
year.  November  27,  1833,  the  Session  resolved  to  "assume  the 
payment  for  a  bass  viol  purchased  by  the  Rev.  H.  A.  Rowland." 
Mr.  Warren  Prior  was  the  performer  on  this  viol,  aided  at 
various  times  on  the  flute  and  violin  by  Mr.  John  Munn,  the 
two  Messrs.  Spencers,  Mr.  John  M.  Rose  and  others.  Mr.  E. 
Fuller  led  music,  etc.  Our  present  pipe  organ  was  bought  in 
1855,  in  New  York,  and  our  present  most  excellent  organist 
(Mrs.  W.  G.  Hall)  has  led  our  music  for  many  years  to  the 
great  edification  of  God's  people. 

MISSIONARY   SOCIETIES 

In  the  records  of  Session  there  are  very  few  allusions  made 
to  any  organized  efforts  to  increase  intelligent  zeal  in  the  great 
missionary  movements  of  the  times  either  domestic  or  foreign. 
Societies  did  exist,  however.  July  18,  1829,  I  find  this  record : 
"The  Presbyterian  Female  Working  Society  of  Fayetteville, 
having  generously  contributed  of  the  product  of  their  hands  the 
sum  of  $5  to  aid  in  rewarding  the  Rev.  A.  Benedict  for  his  min- 
isterial labors  among  us,  the  thanks  of  the  Session  is  hereby 
voted  to  that  Society.  *  *  *  A  note  from  the  ladies  of  our 
congregation,  who  were  members  of  the  late  Female  Benevolent 
Society  of  this  Town,  was  received  and  read.  This  note  covered 
the  sum  of  $40,  which  was  offered  as  a  donation  to  be  appro- 
priated exclusively  to  the  repairs  of  the  church." 


40  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

April  2,  1831,  the  Session  agreed  to  organize  a  Missionary 
Society  (whether  of  men  or  women  doesn't  appear)  as  a  result 
of  an  address  by  Rev.  John  Witherspoon,  and  subscribed  "for 
10  copies  of  the  Missionary  Reporter  and  Education  Register 
for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  congregation."  There  is  no  means 
of  ascertaining  accurately  what  these  societies  accomplished. 

SABBATH   SCHOOLS 

It  is  now  well  nigh  impossible  to  find  out  the  date  of  the 
organization  of  our  Sabbath  School  work.  It  was  long  custo- 
mary in  our  churches  for  the  children  to  meet  on  Sabbath  to  be 
catechised  by  the  Pastor  before  a  Sabbath  School  was  organized. 
This  was  done  in  our  congregation  as  far  back  as  1814.  On 
May  19,  1826,  it  was  resolved  by  the  Session  that  "it  be  the 
custom  hereafter  in  this  church  to  assemble  the  children  of  the 
congregation  in  the  afternoon  of  the  last  Sabbath  of  every 
month  for  catechetical  instruction."  From  the  American  Sun- 
day School  Magazine  for  March,  1827,  I  copy  the  following 
extract  from  a  letter : 

"Presbyterian  Sunday  School, 

Fayetteville,  January  13,  1827. 

Along  with  this  order  for  books  we  have  thought  it  advisable,  though 
it  be  not  the  usual  time,  to  send  you  a  very  brief  account  of  our  School. 
There  are  two  others  in  this  place  besides  our  own.  The  Episcopalians 
and  Methodists  have  each  a  School.  For  the  control  of  ours  there  is  a 
Sabbath  School  Society,  which  has  its  annual  meeting  at  the  time  of  our 
annual  examination  of  pupils.  The  number  of  teachers,  male  and  female, 
is  about  fifteen.  The  number  of  pupils  enrolled  is  140,  and  the  number 
who  attend  fluctuates  from  60  to  100." 

For  many  years  a  successful  Sabbath  School  for  colored 
people  was  kept  up.  It  was  abandoned  only  in  consequence  of 
the  voluntary  withdrawal  of  the  pupils  at  the  close  of  the  war. 
In  this  Sabbath  School  your  present  most  efficient  Superintend- 
ent received  his  baptism  for  his  future  work. 

On  Wednesday,  June  7,  1871,  the  Mission  Sabbath  School 
in  Campbellton  was  organized  with  H.  A.  Campbell  and  Calvin 
Price  as  Superintendents,  and  E.  T.  McKethan,  S.  W.  Skinner, 


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Thos.  McLauchlin,  James  Evans  and  Misses  Frances  Pearce 
and  Lany  Evans  for  Teachers.  On  December  13,  1875,  Mr. 
E.  T.  McKethan  was  elected  its  Superintendent.  Never  did  a 
work  have  a  more  zealous  worker.  His  work  has  resulted  in 
raising  a  whole  community  to  higher  thoughts  and  purer  lives. 
The  following  list  of  Superintendents  is  as  nearly  complete 
as  I  can  make  it.  It  is  as  far  as  possible  in  order  of  service : 
Abraham  Stephens,  Henry  Potter,  Geo.  McNeill,  Jesse  G.  Shep- 
herd, B.  Fuller,  M.  E.  Dye  and  G.  P.  McNeill. 

PRAYER    MEETING 

I  do  not  know  when  the  regular  weekly  Prayer  Meeting 
was  started.  Many  years  ago  it  was  held  as  now,  on  Wednesday 
night,  for  an  old  gentleman  has  told  me  that  the  young  men 
used  to  go,  when  he  was  young,  to  prayer  meeting  on  that  even- 
ing "to  see  the  girls." 

April  20,  1858,  the  Session  had  some  discussion  in  "relation 
to  the  appointing  of  a  regular  prayer  meeting."  October  17, 
1860,  it  was  resolved  "to  have  a  regular  weekly  prayer  meeting 
in  the  church  beginning  on  Wednesday  afternoon,  October  24." 
It  seems  from  these  references  that  this  service  was  suspended, 
for  a  time  at  least. 

The  prayer  meeting  is  still  known  in  the  congregation  as 
"lecture."  The  type  has  come  from  the  distant  past,  when  it 
was  customary  for  the  Pastor  to  deliver  a  formal  "lecture"  on 
some  topic. 

DISCIPLINE 

Our  fathers  seem  to  have  been  very  jealous  of  the  purity  of 
the  church.  Frequent  trials  before  the  Session  are  recorded. 
The  causes  of  discipline  were  very  various,  and  they  did  not 
hesitate  to  "session  an  elder"  when  he  needed  it.  Fornication 
and  adultery,  drunkenness,  forgery,  Sabbath-breaking,  attend- 
ance at  a  circus,  card-playing,  dancing,  and  profanity  are  among 
the  offences  charged.  January  3,  1817,  it  is  charged  that  "a 
member  of  this  Session  attended  the  Masonic  Ball  on  the  night 


42  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

of  the  27th  ult.  [  St.  John's  Day] ,  and  there  played  cards,  and, 
moreover,  that  he  has  on  some  occasions  of  late  been  guilty  of 
using  profane  language." 

On  another  occasion  an  Elder  was  arraigned  under  the 
charge  of  (1)  forgery,  in  that  he  had  changed  the  date  of  birth 
of  an  indented  apprentice,  (2)  of  cruelty  in  not  allowing  said 
apprentice  to  visit  his  mother,  and  in  chastising  said  apprentice 
in  a  very  unmerciful  manner  for  going  to  his  mother's  house, 
and  (4)  of  "openly  profaning  the  Sabbath  in  inflicting  the  chas- 
tisement specified  in  the  preceding  charge  on  the  morning  of 
the  Lord's  day  and  on  the  public  street."  He  was  cleared  of 
the  first  two  charges,  but  convicted  of  Sabbath-breaking.  The 
penalty  was  an  earnest  admonition  in  the  presence  of  the  Ses- 
sion. The  whole  matter  was  stated  from  the  pulpit  before  the 
congregation  and  silence  thereafter  was  enjoined  on  all.  A  case 
involving  an  important  question  of  morals  as  well  as  of  discip- 
line came  before  the  Session  August  31,  1827.  It  was  this,  sub- 
stantially: Harry,  a  negro  slave  of  Mr.  Mallett,  applied  for 
admission  to  the  church.  It  appeared  that  his  wife  had  been  sold 
and  carried  to  Georgia,  where  she  married  another  man.  A 
negro  woman  was  bought  by  Harry's  master  and  brought  away 
from  her  husband  to  Fayetteville.  Her  husband  then  married 
a  second  time.  Harry,  upon  learning  of  his  own  wife's  marriage 
in  Georgia,  and  of  the  marriage  of  this  woman's  husband,  took 
her  to  wife.  For  this  he  was  expelled  from  the  Methodist 
Church.  Beside  this  no  charge  whatever  was  made  against  him. 
The  question  arose,  "Was  Harry  living  in  adultery  ?"  For  final 
decision  it  was  referred  to  Synod.  It  was  there  decided  Harry 
was  not  violating  the  law  of  God,  and  that  a  case  like  this  should 
be  no  bar  to  admission  to  the  church. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  it  was  with  no  slack  hand  that  our 
fathers  ruled  the  Church  of  God. 

INFLUENCE   OF   THE    COMMUNITY 

It  is  of  course  impossible  ever  to  calculate  the  exact  amount 
of  influence  exerted  by  any  individual.  Much  more  difficult  it 
is  then  to  estimate  the  influence  of  a  church.     A  church  in  a 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  43 

town  is  the  visible  evidence  of  God's  presence  there.  The  Chris- 
tian life  shows  that  His  dwelling  place  is  still  in  the  hearts  of 
His  people.  A  distinguished  son  of  North  Carolina,  has  said 
that  the  "Cape  Fear  Section  is  the  backbone  of  North  Carolina." 
The  marrow  of  that  bone  is  Presbyterianism.  Ours  was  the 
first  church  organized  in  Fayetteville,  so  far  as  I  know.  Wher- 
ever you  find  a  Presbyterian  church  you  will  find  a  school  house 
not  far  off.  Presbyterian  ministers  were  among  the  first  school 
teachers  of  this  section.  The  Donaldson  Academy  was  the  gift 
of  Robert  Donaldson.  Its  first  and  every  subsequent  Board  of 
Trustees  were  Presbyterians.  Its  first  principal  was  Rev. 
Simeon  Colton,  a  Presbyterian  minister.  Most  of  its  subsequent 
principals  were  Presbyterian.  While  they  were  Presbyterian 
they  were  not  bigots,  for  hear  this  resolution  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees : 

Whereas,  in  the  judgment  of  this  Board  a  Sectarian  Academy  is  to 
be  deprecated  as  at  variance  with  the  genius  of  our  republican  institutions, 
and  with  the  spirit  of  the  Gospel — therefore 

Resolved,  That  the  benefits  of  this  institution  shall  be  extended  to 
all  who  may  seek:  the  only  condition  being  that  they  comply  with  the 
regulations  of  the  school,  and  the  rules  of  morality  and  good  order ;  and 
that  in  the  selection  of  teachers  reference  shall  be  had  to  their  character 
and  qualifications  as  men  of  a  Catholic  spirit,  who  shall  not  exert  a 
sectarian  influence. 

The  North  Carolina  Presbyterian  was  started  in  Fayette- 
ville, some  of  its  staunchest  friends  being  Fayetteville  men. 
Its  influence  was  powerful  in  the  community  and  in  the  State. 

What  princely  men  and  lawyers  were  Potter,  J.  C.  Dobbin, 
J.  G.  Shepherd,  B.  Fuller,  McKay,  Wright  and  Banks !  What 
physicians  like  Robinson,  McKay  and  McSwain? 

Who  can  tell  of  the  influence  upon  the  industries  and  trade 
of  Fayetteville  of  such  men  as  David  Anderson,  Elisha  Sted- 
man,  George  McNeill,  John  McArn  and  Robert  Holiday,  of 
Arey,  Stiart,  Myrover,  Michael  McGary,  John  M.  Dobbin, 
Daniel  Johnson,  the  McLerans,  the  McLaurins,  John  McRae 
and  other  McRaes,  of  Leete,  Nott,  Starr,  Cook,  Martine,  Elijah 
Fuller,  Latta  and  N.  A.  Stedman,  of  D.  A.  Ray,  A.  A.  Ms- 
Kethan,  J.  D.  Williams  and  others  of  our  congregation? 


44  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Who  can  tell  of  the  power  of  the  mothers  that  reared  such 
men? 

No  walk  in  life,  whether  humble  or  exalted,  in  Fayetteville 
that  has  not  felt  the  power  of  Presbyterian  teaching.  None 
know  its  deepening,  broadening  power,  but  those  who  have  felt 
it.  All  who  have  felt  it  are  glad  to  bear  witness  to  its  controll- 
ing influence. 

Brethren,  the  history  of  your  church  is  before  you !  Ponder 
its  teachings.  It  warns  you  to  be  more  liberal  with  your  money. 
It  encourages  you  to  maintain  the  purity  of  your  body.  It  urges 
you  to  ever  increasing  organized  work.  It  appeals  to  every  fac- 
ulty of  your  soul  and  body  to  arise,  lengthen  Zion's  cords, 
strengthen  her  stakes,  and  build  up  her  waste  places  for  the 
coming  of  her  King ! 

"Walk  about  Zion  and  go  round  about  her :  tell  the  towers 
thereof.  Mark  ye  well  her  bulwarks,  consider  her  palaces ;  that 
ye  may  tell  it  to  the  generations  following.  For  this  God  is  our 
God  forever  and  ever :  He  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death." 
—Psalm  48:12-13-14. 


After  preparing  this  history  of  the  church  up  to  this  date, 
the  Rev.  A.  L.  Phillips  received  a  call  from  South  Highland 
Presbyterian  Church,  of  Birmingham,  Alabama.  Believing  that 
the  Lord  was  leading  him  in  that  direction,  he  resigned  the  pas- 
torate of  this  church  and  removed  to  Alabama,  preaching  his 
last  sermon  on  Sunday,  February  17,  1889. 

The  church  then  issued  a  call  for  the  pastoral  services  of 
the  Rev.  T.  P.  Barclay,  at  that  time  pastor  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Princeton,  Kentucky.  The  call  was  accepted, 
and  Mr.  Barclay  preached  his  first  sermon  under  this  new  rela- 
tion on  Sunday,  April  21,  1889,  and  was  installed  as  pastor  of 
the  church  on  Thursday  night,  June  27,  1889. 

On  Sunday  night,  May  5,  1889,  the  noted  Evangelist,  Rev. 
R.  G.  Pearson,  preached  the  first  of  a  series  of  sermons  running 


COLIN  McIVER 

Born  Storaway,  Island  of  Lewis,  Hebrides,  Scotland,  March  9,  1784 

Died  in   Fayetteville,   1850 


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through  a  meeting  of  two  weeks'  duration.  These  meetings 
were  held  in  a  tabernacle  erected  for  the  purpose  on  the  old 
cotton  platform  at  the  corner  of  Gillespie  and  Mumford  streets. 

For  several  weeks  previous  to  the  coming  of  the  Evangelist, 
Union  Prayer  Service  had  been  held,  and  from  the  beginning 
the  Evangelist's  preaching  was  with  power.  The  result  of  the 
meeting  was  such  a  revival  as  perhaps  was  never  before  wit- 
nessed in  Fayetteville.  All  the  churches  shared  in  the  blessing 
and  a  large  ingathering  of  members  followed,  especially  in  the 
Methodist  and  Presbyterian  Churches. 

Within  three  weeks  from  May  5th,  72  members  were  added 
to  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Since  then  the  church  has  mani- 
fested increased  life  and  activity.  The  weekly  prayer  meetings 
have  been  larger  than  ever  before  known  and  members  aie  con- 
tinually being  added.  The  total  number  of  additions  during  the 
year,  from  February  1,  1889,  to  February  1,  1890,  is  81  on  con- 
fession of  faith  and  17  from  other  churches. 


Rev.  Colin  Mclver,  Clerk  of  the  Synod  of  North  Carolina, 
in  making  a  journey  to  a  meeting  of  Synod  in  another  part  of 
the  State  (before  the  day  of  good  roads)  his  gig  became  hope- 
lessly mired  in  the  mud. 

A  colored  man  happened  along  and  Mr.  Mclver  sent  this 
message  by  him :  "Go  tell  your  master,  Colin  Mclver,  Clerk 
of  the  Synod  of  North  Carolina,  is  stuck  in  the  mud — please 
come  and  help  him  out."  This  was  the  message  delivered : 
"Massa,  dey's  a  white  man  down  dar,  what  says  he  has  a  cole 
and  fever  and  is  the  bigges'  sinner  in  North  Caliny.  Please 
hope  him  outen  de  mud." 


APPENDIX 


REGISTER  OF  MINISTERS 


Rev.  James  Campbell 1755      Rev.  Angus  McDiarmid 1786 

Rev.  John  McLeod 1770      Rev.  David  Kerr 1791 

Rev.  Dougald  Crawford 1784     Rev.  Tate 1796 

Rev.  Colin  Lindsay 1786      Rev.  George  Whitfield 1796 


CHURCH  ORGANIZED  IN  1800 
1st    Pastor— Rev.  John  Robinson 1800  to    1802 


2nd  "  "     Andrew  Flinn 1803 

3rd  "  "    John  Robinson 1805 

4th  "  "    William  Turner 1809 

5th  "  "     Jesse  H.  Turner 1814 

6th  "  "    William  D.  Snodgrass 1819 

7th  "  "     Robert  H.  Morrison ___1822 

8th  "  "    James  G.  Hunter 1826 

9th  "  "    Josiah  J.  Kirkpatrick 1830 

10th  "  "     Henry  A.  Rowland 1830 

11th  "  "    James  W.  Douglas 1834 

12th  "  "     Dan'l.  McN.  Turner 1837 

13th  "  "    Adam  Gilchrist   1841 

14th  "  "    John  M.  Sherwood 1861 

15th  "  "    Halburt  G.  Hill 1868 

16th  "  "    Alex.  Lacy  Phillips 1886 


1805 
1808 
1813 
1819 
1822 

1829 

1834 
1837 
1840 
1861 
1867 
1886 
1889 


17th         "  "    Thos.  P.  Barclay Present  Pastor 


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HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


REGISTER  OF  ELDERS 


Robert  Donaldson 

Harvey  Leete 

Duncan  McLeran 

First 

James  Martine 

David  Anderson 

^Session. 
Ordained 

John  McDonald 

Duncan  McAuslan 

Edward  W.  Barge 

Archibald  Campbell 

in  1800. 

John  McArn 

Col.  John  Dickson 

John  C.  Latta 

• 

Judge  J.  G.  Shepherd 

Charles  Chalmers 

James  Banks 

Isaac  Hawley 

Bart.  Fuller 
S.  T.  Hawley 

Elisha  Stedman 

Duncan  McLaurin 

David  D.  Salmon 

William  B.  Wright 

Dolphin  Davis 

Wm.  McL.  McKay 

John  D.  Burch 

Milton  Rose 

Col.  Abraham  Steven 

s 

J.  G.  Yates 

Gilbert  Eccles 

William  Warden 

William  Broadfoot 

M.  E.  Dye 

George  McNeill 

E.  T.  McKethan 

Judge  Henry  Potter 

Samuel  C.  Rankin 

Dr.  M.  McLean 

Dr.  James  W.  McNeill 

D.  A.  Davis 

George  G.  Myrover 

James  Miller 

George  P.  McNeill 

DIRECTC 

)RY  FEBRUARY  1,   1890 

PASTOR 

Rev.  Thomas  P.  Barclay.         Residence — Manse,  Union  Street. 


RULING   ELDERS 

M.  E.  Dye,   S.   C.   Rankin,   Dr.  J.  W.  McNeill,   William  Warden, 
G.  G.  Myrover  and  G.  P.  McNeill. 


BOARD  OF  DEACONS 


A.  E.  Rankin,_W.  G.  Hall,  W.  L.  Hawley  and  R.  M.  Prior. 
Clerk  of  Session,  G.  G.  Myrover. 
Treasurers,  A.  E.  Rankin  and  W.  G.  Hall. 
Organist,  Mrs.  O.  P.  Hall. 


John  R.  McNeill,   Chief;  A.  D.  McMillan,  John   Culbreth,   R.   M. 
Prior,  James  W.  Moore  and  Charles  Whitfield. 


FIRST  BUILDING  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 
Drawn  by  Caroline  Barge,  age  12  years,  1822,  afterward  Mrs.  D.  A.  Ray. 


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John    R.    Rose,    Chairman;    A.    A.    McKethan,    John    D.    Willams, 
Warren  Prior,  R.  W.  Hardie,  A.  Moore  and  D.  H.  Ray. 


DIRECTORY  OF   SERVICES 


Preaching  every  Sunday  at  11  A.  M.  and  7^  P.  M. 

In  Summer  the  second  service  is  at  8j^  P.  M. 

Sunday  School  at  9:45  A.  M. 

Mission  School  (Campbelton),  2>y2  P.  M. 

Wednesday — Prayer  meeting,  7^4  P.  M. 

Thursday — Teachers'  meeting  at  the  Fair  Grounds  Monday  evening 
and  at  the  Campbelton  Mission  Tuesday  evening  at  7^4. 

The  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  is  administered  on  the  second 
Sunday  in  January,  April,  July  and  October.  Preparatory  services  on 
Friday  evening  preceding. 

Special  service  for  children  on  afternoon  of  each  communion  Sunday. 

The  church  is  supported  by  the  weekly  envelope  system.  Envelopes 
may  be  had  of  the  Treasurer. 

SPECIAL    COLLECTIONS 

For  Sunday  Schools April,  July,  October  and  February 

"  Foreign  Missions — May W.  B.   McMillan,  Agent 

"  Evangelistic  Fund — June  and  Sept A.  A.  McKethan,  Jr.,       " 

"  Invalid  Fund — July Prior  Johnson,       " 

"  Colportage — August   R   McMillan,       " 

"  Colored  Evangelistic — October  

"  Education — November H.  McD.  Robinson,      " 

"  Tuscaloosa  Institute — December Charles  Pearce,       " 

"  Sustentation — January Thomas  Whitted,       " 

"  Publication — March E.  F.  Moore,  Jr.      " 

SUNDAY  SCHOOLS 

G.  P.  McNeill,  Superintendent. 

S.  C.  Rankin,  Assistant  Superintendent. 

Owen  B.  Wightman,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

E.  F.  Moore,  Jr.,  Librarian. 

A.  J.  Cook,  Assistant  Librarian. 

Mrs.  Kate  McNeill,  Superintendent  Infant  School. 


MISSION    SCHOOL   IN    CAMPBELLTON 

W.  L.  Hawley,  Superintendent. 

R.  M.  Prior,  Assistant  Superintendent. 


50  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


SOCIETIES 


LADIES     FOREIGN    MISSION    SOCIETY 

Miss  H.  Chamberlain,  President. 
Miss  Nannie  E.  Rankin,  Secretary. 
Miss  Eliza  R  Prior,  Treasurer. 


MEN  S    HOME    MISSION    SOCIETY 

Dr.  J.  W.  McNeill,  President. 

A.  J.  Cook,  Secretary. 

D.  M.  McDonald,  Treasurer. 


LADIES     BENEVOLENT    SOCIETY 

Miss  Hattie  Starr,  Treasurer. 

ladies'  sewing  society 
Miss  Maggie  L.  Rose,  Treasurer 

LENA  LEETE  LEGION    (CHILDREN'S   MISSIONARY) 

Miss  Sally  Dye,  President. 
Mr.  Henry  A.  Rankin,  Vice-President. 
Mr.  James  H.  McNeill,  Secretary. 
Miss  Julia  C.  Barclay,  Treasurer. 

ELLIOTT   SOCIETY    (CHILDREN'S    BENEVOLENT) 

Miss  Kate  Smith,  President. 


COMMITTEES 


PASTORS    AID    COMMITTEE 


Mrs.  Kate  McNeill,  Mrs.  John  D.  Williams,  Mrs.  Colin  McRae, 
Mrs.  Henry  McDonald,  Mrs.  J.  P.  McNeill,  Mrs.  H.  McD.  Robinson, 
Miss  Nannie  E.  Rankin  and  Miss  Mollie  Keith. 


DEACONS     AID    COMMITTEE 


Miss  Eliza  R.  Prior,  Miss  Annie  L.  Rose,  Miss  Kate  B.  Smith,  Miss 
Annie  E.  Mardie,  Mrs.  Kate  M.  Pemberton,  Mrs.  J.  W.  McNeill,  Mrs. 
M.  F.  Pearce,  Mrs.  John  D.  Brown  and  Mrs.  Isaac  Jessup. 


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51 


COMMITTEE   ON    CHURCH    BUILDINGS    AND   GROUNDS 

John  M.  Rose,  Chairman;  W.  G.  Hall,  Alfred  A.  McKethan,  James 
A.  Moore,  Owen  B.  Wightman,  Miss  Etta  Brown,  Miss  Maggie  White- 
head and  Mrs.  T.  A.  Kluttz. 


COMMITTEE   ON    STRANGERS 

Dr.  J.  W.  McNeill,  Chairman;.  J.  B.  Underwood,  Jr.,  H.  L.  Cook, 
A.  E.  Rankin,  G.  G.  Myrover,  Miss  Maggie  R.  Rose,  Mrs.  J.  W  McNeill, 
Mrs.  A.  E.  Rankin  and  Mrs.  G.  G.  Myrover. 

COMMITTEE   OF   INVITATION 

Henry  A.  Rankin,  James  H.  McNeill,  A.  S.  Rose,  Walter  Goddard 
and  Walter  McRae. 


ROLL  OF  MEMBERSHIP 


Avery,  Miss  Virginia 
Alderman,  H.  B. 
Burns,  John  W. 
Buie,  Miss  Rachel  E. 
Brown,  John  D. 
Brown,  Mrs.  Sallie 
Brown,  Miss  Etta 
Brown,  Miss  Mattie 
Brown,  Alexander 
Black,  Mrs.  Julia 
Black,  Miss  Annie  Holmes 
Bidgood,  Robert  W. 
Bidgood,  Mrs.  Kate  W. 
Brandt,  Mrs.  Mary 
Brandt,  Leon 
Brandt,  George  L. 
Buckingham,  Miss  Caro. 
Beal,  Mrs.  Mary 
Bain,  James 

Barclay,  Mrs.  Louisa  R. 
Barclay,  McKee 
Barclay,  Julia  C. 
Barclay,  Thos.  P.,  Jr. 
Cook,  Mrs.  Mary  F. 
Cook,  Henry  L. 
Cook,  Alexander 
Culbreth,  John 
Culbreth,  John  H. 
Culbreth,  Miss  Loula  W. 
Camerson,  Miss  Kate 
Chamberlain,  Miss  Hannah 
Carter,  Mrs.  Martha  J. 


Dye,  M.  E. 
Dye,  Mrs.  Lydia  H. 
Dye,  Miss  Sarah  E. 
Dye,  George  McN. 
Davis,  Miss  Mary 
Denny,  John  C. 
Denny,  Mrs.  Sallie  McA. 
Evans,  Mrs.  Jane  M. 
Evans,  Mrs.  Henrietta 
Evans,  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Evans,  James 
Evans,  Oliver 
Evans,  Miss  Elizabeth  K. 
Evans,  Miss  Mary  H. 
Evans,  Miss  Janie  J. 
Evans,  Miss  Susie  D. 
Elliott,  John 
Emmitt,  John  N. 
Easom,  John  E. 
Easom,  Henry 
Fuller,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Fuller,  Miss  Alice 
Ferguson,  Mrs.  Catherine 
Fife,  William  P. 
Fife,  Mrs.  Jennie  R. 
Fife,  William  P.,  Jr. 
Faircloth,   Charles  W. 
Faircloth,   Samuel 
Faircloth,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 
Guiton,  Miss  Margaret 
Gregg,  Mrs.  Eliza. 
Gaster,  W.  D. 


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Glover,  Mrs.  Eliza  M. 
Glover,  Miss  Laura  I. 
Glover,  Charles,  Jr. 
Goddard,  Walter  G. 
Grinnan,  Mrs.  Louisa  A. 
Hardie,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Hardie,  Miss  Annie  E. 
Hooper,  Joseph  C. 
Hooper,  Mrs.  Mary  J. 
Hawley,  William  L. 
Hall,  Wilber  G. 
Hall,  Mrs.  Olivia  P. 
Hall,  Miss  Olivia  Robinson 
Hall,  Douglas 
Hall,  Miss  Celia  A. 
Holmes,  William  G.  B. 
Holmes,  Mrs.  Rebecca  L. 
Huske,  Mrs.  Maggie  H. 
Hockaday,  Miss  Caro.  G. 
Hatchell,  Miss  Nannie  B. 
Hunter,  Mrs.  Narcissa 
Hurt,  William 
Hurt,  Miss  Lilly 
Hurt,  Miss  Sarah  G. 
Hurt,  Mr.  J.  Walter 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Catherine 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Alice 
Johnson,  John 
Johnson,  Alexander  Prior 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Jessie 
Johnson,  Miss  Maggie 
Johnson,  Miss  Mary 
Johnson,  Miss  Bertha 
Jessup,  Isaac 
Jessup,  Mrs.  Alice  C. 
Jessup,  Gordon 
Jessup,  Miss  Annie 
Jones,  Miss  Annie 
Jones,  Mrs.  W.  D. 
Jones,  Mrs.  Creacy 
Jones,  Miss  Sadie 
Keith,  Miss  Euphemia 
Keith,  Miss  Mary 
Kluttz,  Mrs.  Annie  B. 
Lanneau,  Mrs.  F.  H. 
Leete,  Miss  Isabella 
Lutterloh,  Mrs.  P.  H. 
Love,  Lilly 
Leslie,  Mrs. 
Myrover,  Mrs.  U.  C. 
Myrover,   George  G. 
Myrover,  J.  H. 
Myrover.  Mrs.  Laura  A. 
Myrover,  Miss  Mary  A. 


Myrover,  Miss  Urbanna  D. 
Moore,  Elijah  F. 
Moore,  Mrs.  Susan 
Moore,  Miss  Stella 
Moore,  Miss  Annie  L. 
Moore,  Elijah  F.,  Jr. 
Moore,  James  W. 
Moore,  Thomas  F. 
Moore,  Miss  Maggie  T. 
Moore,  Mrs.  Eva  W. 
Moore,  Miss  Mary  E. 
Moore,  James  A. 
Moore,  Williamson  G. 
Moore,  Thomas 
Mathews,  Miss  P.  H. 
Murchison,  Miss  Emma  D. 
Monroe,  William  M. 
Mallett,  Bettie  (colored) 
Maultsby,  Mrs.  Esther  C. 
McLaurin,  Miss  Caroline 
McLaurin,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
McKenzie,  Miss  Mary 
McKenzie,  Miss  Mary  Jane 
McKinnon,  Mrs.  Narcissa 
McKinnon,  Miss  Mattie 
McKethan,  Mrs.  L.  J. 
McKethan,  Mrs.  Janie  W. 
McKethan,  A.  A.,  Jr. 
.McKethan,  Mrs.  Celia 
McKethan,  Alfred  A.,  2nd  Jr. 
McKethan,  John  A. 
McKethan,  David  R. 
McKethan,  William 
McKethan,  Miss  Kate  D. 
McKethan,  Miss  Callie  B. 
McKethan,  Miss  Augusta 
McMillan,  Mrs.  Sarah  C. 
McMillan,  Miss  Kate  W. 
McMillan,  W.  B. 
McMillan,  Alston  D. 
McMillan,  Miss  Anna 
McMillan,  Ronald 
McMillan,  Miss  Sarah  J. 
McMillan,  Thomas  H. 
McNeill,  Mrs.  Kate 
McNeill,  George  P. 
McNeill,  Mrs.  Mary  S. 
McNeill,  James  H. 
McNeill,  Miss  Jessie  S. 
McNeill,  John  R. 
McNeill,  Mrs.  Ida 
McNeill,  Dr.  James  W. 
McNeill,  Mrs.  Annie  W. 
McDonald,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 


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FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA 


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McDonald,  Mrs.  Amanda  J. 
McDonald,  Daniel  M. 
McDonald,  Miss  Eula  May 
McDonald,  Harry  A. 
McKay,  Mrs.  Lizzie 
McLauchlin,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
McLauchlin,  Miss  Henrietta  M. 
McLauchlin,  Miss  Effie  J. 
McArthur,  Alexander 
McArthur,  Mrs.  Mary  Catherine 
McArthur,  Daniel  W. 
McArthur,  John  D. 
McArthur,  Mrs.  Francis  D. 
McArthur,  Miss  Isabella  J. 
McRae,  Mrs.  Annie 
McRae,  Archibald 
McRae,  Walter  S. 
McGilvary,  James 
McGilvary,  Miss  Hannah 
McQueen,  Mrs.  Jane 
McLean,  Miss  Mary 
McNaughton,  W.  J. 
McMurray,  Mrs.  Georgiana 
McNeill,  Mrs.  Susan  (colored) 
McKellar,  Jones  (colored) 
Nott,  James  D. 
Nott,  Miss  Caroline  J. 
Nott,  Miss  Clarissa  M. 
Nimocks,  Mrs.  Minnie  C. 
Nimocks,  Miss  Addie  H. 
Nimocks,  Miss  Carrie  G. 
Owen,  Mrs.  Emma 
Orrell,  Mrs.  M.  B. 
Overby,  Mrs.  Ida 
Prior,  Warren 
Prior,  W.  Stebbins 
Prior,  Robert  M. 
Prior,  J.  L. 
Prior,  Miss  Eliza 
Pemberton,  Mrs.  Kate  S. 
Phillips,  James 
Phillips,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Phillips,  Miss  Kate  McN. 
Phillips,  Miss  Maggie  H. 
Patterson,  Miss  Margaret  A. 
Pearce,  Mrs.  Mary  F. 
Pearce,  Charles 
Pearce,  Mrs.  Martha  A. 
Parker,  William 
Pearsall,  J.  R. 
Pearce,  William  A. 
Payne,  Mary    (colored) 
Ray,  Mrs.  Caroline 
Ray,  Miss  Malinda  B. 
Ray,  N.  W. 


Ray,  Miss  Annie 
Ray,  D.  K. 
Rose,  Miss  Eliza  H. 
Rose,  Miss  Annie  L. 
Rose,  Miss  Maggie  R. 
Rose,.  Mrs.  Augusta 
Rose,  Miss  Jane  A. 
Rose,  Augustus  S. 
Rose,  John  M.,  Jr.  (2nd) 
Rose,  George  M.,  Jr. 
Rose,  Charles  G. 
Rankin,  Samuel  C. 
Rankin,  Miss  Nannie  A. 
Rankin,  Henry  A. 
Rankin,  A.  E. 
Rankin,  Mrs.  Zulah 
Rankin,  Miss  Ida 
Robeson,  Mrs.  Sallie  E. 
Robeson,  Mrs.  Minnie 
Robinson,  H.  McD. 
Robinson,  Mrs.  Mary  H. 
Raynor,  W.  M. 
Raynor,  Mrs.  Margaret  S>. 
Raynor,  Miss  Ida  L. 
Raynor,  Marshal  N. 
Revels,  Louisa  (colored) 
Smith,  Mrs.  Ann  J. 
Smith,  Miss  Mary 
Smith,  Miss  Caronnia 
Smith,  Miss  Kate  B. 
Smith,  James  B. 
Smith,  Mrs.  Henrietta 
Smith,  Harry  C. 
Smith,  Norman  McL. 
Smith,  Miss  Ellen 
Smith,  Mrs.  Sarah 
Smith,  Miss  Sarah  Gertrude 
Smith,  N.  H. 
Smith,  Mrs.  Sallie  S. 
Smith,  Thomas  W. 
Stedman,  Mrs.  Euphemia 
Shepherd,  Mrs.  C.  I. 
Sykes,  Mrs.  Isabella 
Starr,  Miss  Hattie 
Small,  Mrs.  Margaret  M. 
Small,  Chalmers 
Small,  Miss  Mary  Lou 
Small,  Miss  Eugenia 
Small,  Miss  Lizzie 
Small,  Miss  Maggie 
Southerland,  Robert 
Sinclair,  N.  A. 
Sinclair,  Mrs.  Augusta  W. 
Shirley,  Miss  Annie 
Skinner,  S.  W. 


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HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


Taylor,  Miss  Mary  L. 
Tisdale,  Samuel  S. 
Utley,  Joseph 
Utley,  Mrs.  Kate  R. 
Utley,  Miss  Margaret  McN. 
Utley,  Miss  Kate  C. 
Utley,  Miss  Minnie 
Utley,  Miss  Mary 
Underwood,  Joseph  B.,  Jr. 
Warden,  William 
Warden,  Miss  Ann 
Williams,  John  D. 
Williams,  Mrs.  Jane  E. 
Williams,  Miss  Martha  L. 
Williams,  Miss  Janie  R. 
Williams,  John  D.,  Jr. 
Williams,  Arthur  B. 


Williams,  Mrs.  Addie  W. 
Williams,  Miss  Emma  B. 
Williams,  Miss  Eliza  W. 
Worth,  Mrs.  Fatima 
Worth,  John  M. 
Whitfield,  Charles  J. 
Whitfield,  Miss  Mary  A. 
Whitfield,  Miss  Sarah  S. 
Whitfield,  Miss  Salina  C. 
Widdifield,  Samuel 
Wightman,  Owen  B. 
Wightman,    George 
Wightman,  Archie  B. 
Whitted,  Thomas 
Whitehead,  Mrs.  Morton 
Whitehead,  Miss  Jennette  D. 
Whitehead,  Miss  Margaret  R. 


Additions  Since  the  Above  List  was  Handed  to  the  Printer: 


Whitehead,  Z.  W. 
Whitehead,  Mrs.  Z.  W. 
Evans,  Mrs.  Oliver 
Dye,  Mrs.  J.  Starr 


Jennings,  E.  H. 
Southerland,  R.  A. 
Tripp,  Horace  B. 


Statistics  of  Fayetteville  Presbyterian  Church  From  1830  to  1880 


YEAR 


ADDITIONS 


BENEVOLENT   CONTRIBUTIONS 


.5?  5 
fa  $ 


CHURCH  EXPENSES 


M  O 

u 


1830 

1831 1 
1832, 
1833] 
1834| 

:o  1835 
1836 
183/ 

:o  1S38 
1839 
1840 
1841 
1842 

:o  1843 
1844 
1845 
1846 
1847 
1848 
1849 
1850 
1851 
1852 
1853 
1854 
1855 

.0  1856 
1857 
1858 
1859 
1360 
1861 
1862 
1863 
1864 
1865 
1866 

o  1867 
1868 

o  1869 
1870 
1871 
1872 
1873 
1874 
1875 
1876 
1877 
1878 
1879 
1880 
1881 
1882| 

o  1883 

o  1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 


11 

3 

47 
22 

4 
14 
101 
13 

7 
10 

2 


172 
168 

JOS 

22S 

4 1  231 


241 
332 
333 
343 
339 
332 
i  274 
275 
2S3 
255 
241 
231 
216 
222 
228 
232 
233 
232 
251 
278 
280 
283 
288 
311 
315 
315 
217 
326 
326 


1|   1|  319| 


150 
168 
93 
95 
64 
60 


75  00 


163 

161 
166 
171 
178 
186 
196 
178 
184 
182 
192 
190 
If  179 


110 
114 
126 
153 

165 

180 

175 
178 
182 

177 
158 


244  00 


50  00 


1   2 

2 

171 

127 

9 

1 

179 

141 

1 

2 

175 

168 

2 

2 

172 

175 

3 

5 

172 

194 

37 

1 

201 

187 

30 

8 

231 

238 

83 

15 

322 

248 

1 

1 

70  49 
118  70 
77  01 
67  52 
55  97 
57  59 
51  30 

11  50 
17  30 
40  92 

9  10 
21  61 
27  93 
23  36 
23  07 

12  33 
11  76 

6  04 
25  01 
16  05 


64  00 


20  52 

20  52 


5  00 
8  35 


38  20 
40  60 


200  00 


6S3  50 


2  251 


164  00 

78  91 

174  67 

148  08 

246  95 

112  57 

23  75 

171  29 

101  59 

86  82 

99  20 

110  44 

93  43 1 

65  47 


100  00 


1.086  00 


30  00 


15  07 


40  00 


40  90 


16  50 
16  75 
71  65 


48  37| 84  18 


22  50 
200  00 
194  00 
175  50 
103  72 
141  53 
204  25 


115  00 


109  30 
193  00 
172  50 
146  00 
100  55 
160  55 
171  25 


48  04 


41  88 

13  25 

6  60 

14  81 
16  98 1 

7  65 
20  40 

10  91 
14  55 

11  631 

4  12| 

5  291 
13  82| 
11  84! 


9  25 
154  00 
156  00 
136  00 


49  80 
164  15 


63  48 
56  37 
46  47 
48  79 
39  75 
19  55 

4  55 
9  22 

8  30 
12  10 
11  90 

9  77 
8  18 

10  401 

5  08 
2  32 
2  53 

10  97 
[. 


8  30 

12  10 

11  90 

9  77 

8  18 

47  27| 
102  33 1 
72  97! 

65  69 
64  20 1 
51  821 
51  92 1 

93  Oil 
148  98 1 
114  26| 

94  60 
98  62 
96  05 
69  80 

66  92 
49  80 
54  08 

9  68 

76  84 

131  37 

[. 


182  75 
117  54 
83  70 
72  19 

52  60 

53  93 
92  42 
66  45 

5  10 
12  87 
9  20 
8  17 

8  36 
2  23 

12  72 1 

13  79 

9  79 
2  94 

18  93 
8  92 


33  00 


76  00 

"Too 


20  00 


111  75 


41  03 

81  61 

38  08 

55  31 

51  12 

97  32 

8S  66 

4  35 

7   40 

18  94 

9  45 

12  84 

7  84 

13  01 

8  95 
6  88 
1  50 
3  10 

16  34 
8  75 


60  00 


110  50 


1 ,200  00 1 . 


26  00 


800  00 


1,200  00 
2,518  00 


479  48 


1,167  93 
1,219  00 
1,700  00 


1,33814 
2.284  15 
2,096  00 
1,467  62 
143  64 


2  35 
9  51 

5  82 

3  29 
30 

8  14 

6  06 


1.500  00 

1,500  00 
1,500  00 
1,175  00 
1,250  00 
1.200  00 
1.200  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00- 
1.200  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
1.200  0O 
1,200  001 


2,609  44 

3,073  03 

3.042  90 

1.755  27 

1.205  24 

185  20 

1,11166 

372  00 

1,039  83 

465  38 

450  00 

250  00 

575  51 

675  00 

445  00 

526  22 

76  88 

15126 

455  68 

1,853  00 


70  00 
17  85 
38  00 
16  36 
63  00 
31  21 
55  24 
168  11 
74  40 
150  00 
325  69 


222  73 
348  21 
324  53 
531  97 
88  40 
1,005  29 
734  47 


20  00 
10  53 
49  62 
85  11 
39  41 
33  16 

21  00 
14  65 
78  86 
24  45 
75  00 
58  41 
12  42 
18  96 
28  10 
28  66 

2  81 
209  87 
186  49 


10  00 


10  00 
12  00 
12  00 


12  00 


12  00 
12  00 
12  00 
12  00 
12  00 
12  00 
12  00 
24  00 
12  00 
24  00 
24  00 
24  00 


24  00 
65  50 
40  00 


25  00 
30  00 
30  00 
30  00 
30  00 
30  00 
48  00 
32  00 
30  00 
32  00 
32  00 
25  00 
25  00 
25  00 
25  00 


75  00 
25  00 
25  00 


1800  —    1900 

CENTENNIAL  EXERCISES 

of  the 

PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 
of 

FAYETTEVILLE,  N.  C. 


(§unday,  January  6th 
Tuesday,  January  8th,  igoi 

Rev.  H.  Tucker  Graham,  Pastor 


56  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

PROGRAMME 

SUNDAY,  JANUARY  6 

10:45  A.  M. — Address  of  Welcome — By  the  Pastor. 

Sermon  by  Rev.  H.  G.  Hill,  D.D.  Subject: 
"The  Church  of  the  Living  God." — I  Tim.  3  :15. 
Administration  of  the  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's 
Supper. 

3:30  P.  M. — Children's  Service.  Presentation  of  Bibles, 
Testaments  and  Diplomas  for  Recitation  of 
Catechisms. 

Address  by  Rev.  R.  C.  Reed,  D.D. 

7 :30  P.  M.— Address  by  Rev.  R.  C.  Reed,  D.D. 

Subject:  The  Influence  of  Calvinsm  on  Civil 
Liberty  and  Government. 

MONDAY,    JANUARY   7 

11:00  A.  M — Historical  Sketch  of  the  Church  prepared  by 
Rev.  A.  L.  Phillips,  D.D.,  and  read  by  Rev. 
H.  G.  Hill,  D.D. 

7:30  P.  M.— Address  by  Rev.  Eugene  Daniel,  D.D. 

Subject :  The  Emphasis  which  Calvinism 
places  upon  the  Love  of  God. 

TUESDAY,    JANUARY   8 

11:00  A.  M.— Sermon  by  Rev.  Eugene  Daniel,  D.D. 

7:30  P.  M.— Address  by  Rev.  W.  W.  Moore,  D.D. 

Subject :  The  Educational  Value  of  the  Pres- 
byterian System. 

Closing  Address 

By  the  Pastor 


The  Communion  Silver  which  zcas  presented  to  the  Presbyterian   Church 

of  Fayctterille,  N.  C,  in   1824  and  1828.  by  the   Young  Ladies' 

Missionary  Society 

This  silver  shared  in  the  vicissitudes  of  the  War  Between  the  States. 

On  the  news  of  the  approach  of  Sherman's  army,  Mr.  George  Mc- 
Neill packed  it  in  trunks  containing'  valuables  from  his  home  and  store, 
and  took  it  out  in  the  country  near  old  Longstreet  Church,  to  the  home 
of  his  friend,  Mr.  George  Newton. 

But  Sherman  added  insult  to  injury  by  not  even  coming  in  the  direc- 
tion he  was  expected.  He  marched  right  down  by  Longstreet  Church, 
and  some  of  his  followers  called  at  the  home  of  Mr.   Newton. 

The  contents  of  the  trunks  interested  them  greatly,  and  a  soldier  who 
had  taken  charge  very  generously  began  to  distribute  the  goods.  Mrs. 
Newton  said,  "I  wish  you  would  give  me  something,  too."  "Certainly, 
Madam,"  he  replied,  "Take  anything  you  like."  She  took  the  silver  com- 
munion basket,  the  only  piece  of  the  silver  yet  brought  out.  He  looked 
somewhat  crestfallen,  but  gallantly  allowed  her  to  keep  it. 

Just  then  they  were  called  out,  and  Mrs.  Newton  quickly  moved  a 
bedstead  with  high  headboard,  behind  which  there  was  a  broken  place  in 
the  plaster.  She  hastily  wrapped  the  basket,  placed  it  in  the  crevice,  and 
pushed  the  bed  in  place.  And  so  was  saved  the  silver  which  proves  that 
there  was  a  Young  Ladies'  Missionary  Society  in  1824,  for  the  soldiers, 
fortunately,  were  called  away  before  any  of  the  other  pieces  were  found 
in  the  other  trunks. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  57 

The  Centennial  of  the  church  was  celebrated  during  the 
pastorate  of  Rev.  Henry  Tucker  Graham.  The  date  was 
moved  from  October,  1900,  to  January,  1901,  so  that  the 
new  organ  then  being  installed  would  be  ready  for  use. 

It  was  a  home  coming  for  the  sons  and  daughters  of  the 
church  scattered  abroad.  The  capacity  of  the  church  was 
taxed  to  hold  the  large  audiences,  so  widespread  was  the  in- 
terest in  this  event. 

There  were  four  living  pastors  who  had  served  the 
church  at  various  times.  Dr.  H.  G.  Hill,  Dr.  A.  L.  Phillips, 
Mr.  T.  P.  Barclay  and  Dr.  McKelway.  Of  these  Dr.  H.  G. 
Hill  was  the  only  one  able  to  be  present. 

The  music  under  the  direction  of  Mrs.  W.  G.  Hall,  the 
organist,  and  Mr.  H.  R.  Novitzky,  a  former  member  of  the 
choir,  who  had  come  from  Florida  for  the  occasion,  was 
very  fine  and  added  much  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  occasion. 


58  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

DR.  PHILLIPS'  ADDRESS  AT  CENTENNIAL 
OF  CHURCH,  1900 

READ  BY  DR.  H.  G.  HILL 

HISTORICAL  SKETCH 

OF 

FAYETTEVILLE  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

1889-1900 


Beloved  Brethren  in  the  Lord : 

It  will  not  be  amiss  perhaps  for  me  to  send  you  my 
warmest  congratulations  upon  your  arrival  at  the  comple- 
tion of  your  first  century  of  life.  In  our  Southland  there 
are  very  few  churches  that  boast  of  so  venerable  an  age,  and 
fewer  still  that  have  a  record  so  complete  and  a  life  so  full 
of  blessed  service  to  God  and  mankind.  If  I  mistake  not, 
the  signs  of  age  are  upon  you,  but  not  one  sign  of  lessening 
power. 

Your  building,  your  church  grounds,  your  congrega- 
tional institutions  bear  the  marks  of  long  service,  and  are 
made  beautiful  and  sacred  by  the  decades  of  holy  devotion 
to  God.  Age  has  brought  to  you  picturesqueness.  It  has 
added  to  you  the  flavor  which  comes  only  with  multiplied 
years.  You  have  had  time  to  develop  a  certain  type  of  con- 
servatism in  doctrine  and  life,  and  have  made  a  distinctive 
name  for  yourselves.  What  the  course  of  your  development 
has  been  through  these  long  years  is  already  recorded  in  the 
address  which  it  was  my  great  pleasure  to  deliver  for  you 
on  February  3,  1889,  and  which  was  published  in  pamphlet 
form  at  the  request  of  your  "Men's  Home  Missionary  Soci- 
ety." I  must  beg  leave  to  refer  you  to  that  document  for 
the  period  before  1889.  Let  us  now  take  a  hurried  review  of 
the  intervening  decade. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  59 

It  was  my  exalted  privilege  to  become  your  pastor  on 
Sunday,  December  5,  1886,  having  been  dismissed  by  Wil- 
mington Presbytery  from  a  group  of  churches  in  Pender 
County.  My  immediate  predecessor  was  the  Rev.  H.  G. 
Hill,  D.D.,  who  was  installed  pastor  July  11,  1868,  and  served 
the  church  with  great  ability  and  power  for  18  years.  He 
came  to  you  soon  after  the  war,  during  the  period  of  "Re- 
construction," when  greedy  carpet-baggers  and  traitorous 
scalawags  danced  in  glee  over  our  prostrate  State  and  made 
sport  of  our  venerable  institutions.  Perhaps  no  place  in 
North  Carolina  suffered  so  severely  from  the  Civil  War  as 
Fayetteville.  Her  patriotic  citizens  had  invested  their 
money  in  Confederate  bonds,  and  had  gladly  given  the 
lives  of  hundreds  of  their  bravest  and  best  men.  Directly 
in  the  line  of  Sherman's  march,  the  town  was  looted  and 
left  to  starve.  People  from  the  upper  country  brought  pro- 
visions and  clothing  for  her  destitute  people.  Into  the  midst 
of  this  state  of  poverty  and  sorrow  Dr.  Hill  came  as  the 
messenger  of  God.  He  brought  hopeful  instruction,  abound- 
ing charity,  and  the  consolation  of  our  holy  faith  to  many 
homes.  He  preached  with  power  the  mighty  fundamental 
doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  and  so  laid  a  broad  and  solid  foun- 
dation for  future  growth.  He  made  it  possible  to  meet  the 
demands  of  larger  activity  by  showing  that  all  substantial 
activity  must  be  fed  upon  sound  doctrine.  When  I  took 
charge  it  was  evident  to  all  careful  observers  that  a  revival 
was  near  at  hand.  Soon  after  my  installation,  children  and 
youth  of  both  sexes  began  to  join  the  church.  The  Sunday 
Schools  grew  in  numbers  and  power.  The  old  Church  Soci- 
eties took  on  new  life,  new  ones,  as  the  "Lena  Leete  Legion" 
and  the  "Men's  Home  Missionary  Society"  (one  of  the  very 
few  in  our  whole  church),  were  organized  to  give  form  to 
awakening  energies.  We  enjoyed  great  revivals  under  the 
preaching  of  men  like  Dr.  W.  S.  Lacy,  Dr.  J.  Henry  Smith, 
Dr.  B.  F.  Marable,  and  Dr.  R.  G.  Pearson. 

During  my  pastorate  extensive  repairs  were  made  on 
the  church  building.    The  old  square  steeple  was  unsteady, 


60  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

and  the  weary,  hungry  buzzards  sat  on  it  to  spread  their 
wings  in  the  sun.  Irreverent  boys  used  to  say  that  their 
presence  was  a  sure  sign  of  death.  And  so  we  built  the 
present  steeple.  Mr.  Dangerfield,  formerly  of  Fayetteville, 
now  of  New  York,  suggested  the  color  for  the  interior,  and 
it  was  painted  by  Frank  Nelson,  the  old  colored  carriage- 
painter  from  McKethan's  shop. 

It  was  during  the  last  months  of  my  service  that  ar- 
rangements were  made  for  the  "Pearson  Meetings."  Care- 
fully matured  plans  were  made  for  every  detail  of  the  work. 
For  several  months  a  band  of  personal  workers  was  trained 
in  the  use  of  the  Bible  with  anxious  inquirers.  The  hearts 
of  the  people  were  filled  with  longing  and  expectation.  The 
meetings  were  held  under  the  direction  of  the  Baptist, 
Methodist  and  our  own  church  in  a  temporary  auditorium 
erected  on  the  old  cotton  platform,  and  continued  through 
two  weeks.  "The  result  of  the  meeting,"  says  one,  "was 
such  a  revival  as  perhaps  was  never  witnessed  before  in  Fay- 
etteville. All  the  churches  shared  in  the  blessing  and  a  large 
ingathering  of  members  followed,  especially  in  the  Metho- 
dist and  Presbyterian  churches.  Within  three  weeks  from 
May  5  (1889)  72  members  were  added  to  the  Presbyterian 
Church."  This  great  awakening  came  just  after  I  had  been 
dismissed  to  North  Alabama  Presbytery  to  the  pastorate  of 
the  South  Highland  Church,  February,  1889. 

After  my  departure  the  church  was  not  long  vacant. 
Rev.  T.  P.  Barclay  was  called  from  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  Princeton,  Ky.,  and  was  installed  as  pastor,  Thurs- 
day night,  June  27,  1889.  To  him  fell  the  task  of  training 
the  new  converts  who  came  in  from  the  Pearson  meeting. 
His  ministry  was  of  short  duration,  the  pastoral  relation 
being  dissolved  in  1891,  after  which  he  became  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  at  Wytheville,  Va. 

He  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  A.  J.  McKelway,  who  came 
from  Johnson  County,  N.  C,  and  was  installed  pastor  in 
March,  1892.  He  served  until  December,  1897,  when  he  re- 
signed to  become  editor  of  the  "North  Carolina  Presbyte- 


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rian,"  now  the  "Presbyterian  Standard."  It  was  worthy  of 
note  that  this  paper  which  has  been  so  powerful  a  factor  in 
the  development  of  our  Church  in  the  State  was  founded,  if 
I  am  not  mistaken,  by  Rev.  George  McNeill,  a  son  of  an  el- 
der of  this  church  in  1857.  Later,  Rev.  J.  M.  Sherwood  re- 
signed your  pastorate  to  become  its  editor.  So,  in  the  prov- 
idence of  God,  your  church  has  through  this  paper,  as  in 
other  ways,  contributed  largely  to  the  religious  life  of  the 
State.  Under  Mr.  (now  Dr.)  McKelway  the  development  of 
the  church  progressed  steadily.  New  Sunday  Schools  were 
opened,  and  equipped  for  efficient  service.  A  goodly  num- 
ber of  people  were  added  to  the  church.  The  work  became 
so  large  that  an  assistant  became  necessary.  For  this  place 
the  Rev.  H.  T.  Graham,  of  Winchester,  Va.,  and  recently  a 
missionary  to  Japan,  was  selected.  Upon  Dr.  McKelway's 
resignation,  he  became  pastor  and  was  installed  on  February 
13,  1897.  Under  him  the  work  has  grown  steadily  in  many 
directions.  The  debt  on  the  property  has  been  paid.  There 
are  now  413  members  and  350  Sunday  School  pupils,  an  as- 
sistant pastor,  five  elders,  six  deacons,  five  Sabbath  Schools, 
and  five  mission  preaching-points.  Perhaps  never  in  its 
history  has  the  church  been  so  ready  to  do  God's  work, 
never  actually  so  engaged  in  it. 

And  so  the  record  closes  amid  songs  of  praise  from  joy- 
ful hearts.  Let  the  glorious  history  be  told  to  your  children 
and  children's  children  in  testimony  to  the  goodness  and 
power  of  the  God  of  our  salvation. 

I  sincerely  hope  that  I  shall  be  pardoned  if  I  attempt 
here  to  emphasize  certain  lessons  from  this  history  both  for 
instruction  and  inspiration.  We  have  under  consideration  a 
fair  example  of  what  pure  Presbyterianism  can  do  for  a 
community  in  one  hundred  years.  Our  doctrines  were  the 
first  to  be  proclaimed  here,  and  our  policy  was  the  first  to  be 
established.  The  original  settlers  were  Presbyterian  ex- 
traction. 

With  a  few  exceptions  the  preachers  in  this  pulpit  have 
been  "doctrinal"  preachers,  that  is,  they  have  laid  the  em- 


62  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

phasis  upon  the  Gospel  more  as  a  basis  of  faith  than  as  an 
inspiration  to  activity.  "Milk  for  the  babes"  has  been  of- 
fered, but  for  the  most  part  "Meat  for  the  strong"  has  been 
the  staple  article  of  spiritual  diet.  It  would  be  difficult  to 
find  anywhere  in  the  land  a  pulpit  which  has  been  more  free 
from  every  suggestion  of  sensationalism.  Arguments  to 
convince  the  reason ;  motives,  simple  and  direct,  to  excite 
the  will  to  action ;  facts  to  broaden  the  intelligence,  have 
been  steadily  and  strongly  presented  here  from  week  to 
week.  What  is  the  result?  No  doubt  all  well  informed  per- 
sons will  at  once  reply,  the  result  is  a  community  whose  dis- 
tinctive religious  characteristic  is  conservatism.  Sometimes 
it  is  extreme  conservatism  whose  tendency  is  too  fixedness 
of  thought  and  life ;  sometimes  it  is  liberal  conservatism 
which  seeks  to  incorporate  into  the  old  the  best  of  the  new 
thought  and  methods.  But  it  is  always  conservatism,  which 
must  ever  remain  the  supreme  virtue  of  American  life  if 
our  liberties  are  to  be  maintained. 

Here  may  be  found  a  conspicuous  illustration  of  what 
the  Church  of  Christ  can  do  for  the  State.  The  Upper  Cape 
Fear  people  inherited  from  their  forefathers  across  the  sea 
the  conception  of  a  free  church  in  a  free  State.  Here  the 
Presbyterian  Church  has  found  an  opportunity  of  showing 
what  it  can  do  for  public  life.  Cast  your  mind  over  the  list 
of  ruling  elders  in  this  church.  Time  fails  me  to  deal  with 
its  deacons  and  private  members.  The  names  of  Henry 
Potter,  Jesse  G.  Shepherd,  Bartholomew  Fuller,  W.  B. 
Wright,  William  McL.  McKay  rise  immediately.  No  mathe- 
matical formula  can  ever  accurately  calculate  the  supreme 
value  of  lives  like  these  as  witnessed  by  the  power  of  right- 
eousness and  truth  in  high  places. 

Here,  too,  are  noble  examples  of  what  the  church  can  do 
for  the  business  life  of  a  community.  What  would  Fayette- 
ville  have  been  without  such  men  as  Elisha  Stedman,  the 
McNeills,  James  Banks,  the  Hawleys,  McLaurins,  the  Roses, 
the  Williams,  the  McKethans,  the  Rays,  the  Rankins,  the 
Myrovers?     What  would  new  Fayetteville  be  without  the 


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leading  and  backing  of  men  in  our  church?  Surely  one  of 
the  most  blessed  interitances  of  this  church  is  the  love  and 
devotion  of  its  business  men.  The  struggle  and  competi- 
tion of  modern  business  life  are  in  fierce  rivalry  with  the 
church  for  the  souls  of  men.  Here  at  least  the  call  from  the 
past  is  of  no  uncertain  meaning. 

Careful  study  of  the  history  of  the  benevolent  contribu- 
tions of  the  church  will  be  most  fruitful. 

It  is  a  significant  fact  that  the  largest  sum  has  gone  to 
Foreign  Missions,  that  is,  towards  the  greater  destitution. 
No  doubt  the  small  totals  will  be  a  surprise  to  many.  Per- 
haps it  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  they  indicate  two  things. 
One  is  that  the  methods  employed  to  develop  the  liberality  of 
the  people  have  not  been  successful  to  any  large  degree. 
The  other  is  that  the  people  have  not  learned  to  give  largely. 
It  is  a  fact,  however,  that  the  great  majority  of  the  church 
members  has  always  been  composed  of  people  of  limited 
means. 

A  student  of  the  records  of  this  church  will  find  that  in 
the  distant  past  its  Session  was  faithful  in  the  exercise  of 
discipline.  When  the  sheep  strayed  from  the  fold,  it  was  not 
only  brought  back,  but  pressure  was  brought  to  keep  it  in 
the  fold.  They  did  not  neglect  the  discipline  of  the  elders 
themselves  when  it  became  necessary.  The  line  between 
the  church  and  the  world  was  distinctly  drawn,  and  church 
members  were  made  to  feel  the  obligation  of  righteous  liv- 
ing. Today  on  every  side  there  is  a  most  evident  and  hurt- 
ful neglect  of  discipline  on  the  part  of  our  Sessions.  Church 
members  live  in  open  conformity  to  the  world,  often  in  open 
violation  of  the  demands  of  the  simplest  morals  with  per- 
fect impunity.  If  they  are  seriously  disciplined  they  quietly 
join  another  denomination  nearby,  and  all  seems  to  be  well. 
The  church  has  lost  much  of  the  value  of  its  testimony  be- 
cause it  does  not  enforce  the  discipline  which  it  has  adopted. 
In  this  matter  your  church  has  traditions  that  are  worthy  of 
careful  attention. 

In  your  history  is  to  be  found  a  notable  example  of 


64  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

what  a  church  can  do  for  its  denomination.  The  "North 
Carolina  Presbyterian"  undoubtedly  owes  its  origin  to 
forces  generated  in  Fayetteville.  In  the  debate  in  Synod  on 
the  foundation  of  the  paper,  Rev.  George  McNeill  was  vigor- 
ously advocating  it,  when  my  lamented  father  offered  the 
objection  that  there  was  nobody  to  edit  it.  Mr.  John  M. 
Rose,  Sr.,  in  telling  me  of  it,  said  that  Mr.  McNeill  replied 
in  substance :  "It  seems  to  me  that  you  have  taught  in  the 
University  of  North  Carolina  for  25  years  to  very  little  pur- 
pose, if  you  in  all  these  years  have  not  been  able  to  train  a 
man  equal  to  such  a  work."  Through  such  determined  ad- 
vocacy the  paper  was  established,  and  was  edited  and  pub- 
lished many  years  in  Fayetteville.  It  was  bought  and  re- 
moved to  Wilmington,  whence  it  travelled  to  Charlotte,  and 
changing  its  name  to  "Presbyterian  Standard"  is,  under  the 
editorship  of  an  old  Fayetteville  pastor,  in  many  respects 
the  most  liberal  and  progressive  journal  in  our  Southern 
Church. 

It  was  during  a  revival  meeting  in  your  church  that  the 
late  Rev.  B.  F.  Marable,  D.D.,  matured  the  plan  for  his  great 
speech  in  the  Goldsboro  Synod  that  more  than  any  other 
human  agency  induced  the  Synod  to  undertake  active  evan- 
gelistic work.  It  was  agreed  that  the  Fayetteville  pastor 
was  to  make  the  first  speech  with  the  deliberate  intention  of 
provoking  a  prolonged  discussion,  and  that  Dr.  Marable  was 
to  follow.  Perhaps  no  one  speech  ever  delivered  in  the  Syn- 
od had  such  power  for  progress  as  did  Dr.  Marable's  at  that 
time.  When  the  committee  was  appointed  Dr.  J.  W.  Mc- 
Neill was  put  upon  it,  and  he  and  Mr.  B.  F.  Hall,  of  Wil- 
mington, are  now  the  only  original  members  serving  upon 
that  committee.  And  so  it  appears  that  in  one  way  or  an- 
other your  church  has  had  some  useful  part  in  that  wonder- 
ful career  of  life  and  progress  of  Presbyterianism  in  North 
Carolina  which  has  been  its  characteristics  for  ten  years  or 
more. 

As  we  stand  today  and  look  upon  the  blessed  record,  we 
thank  God  for  what  He  has  done  through  your  church,  for 


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the  illustrious  dead  who  have  here  testified  in  hand  and  deed 
to  the  sufficiency  and  power  of  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ, 
for  the  comfort  and  inspiration  for  present  and  future  ac- 
tivity which  His  abiding  presence  amongst  you  gives.  As 
you  look  at  the  present  you  see  a  well  organized,  united,  de- 
voted people,  led  by  an  experienced  and  beloved  pastor,  of- 
ficered by  men  of  God  whose  lives  have  been  tested  by  long 
service.  On  every  side  you  are  loyally  endeavoring  to  meet 
your  great  responsibilities  to  God  and  mankind.  Oh,  what  a 
glorious  inheritance  is  yours !  What  supreme  present  op- 
portunities press  upon  you! 

What  of  the  future?  The  material  world  around  us  is 
full  of  life  and  instinct  with  conscious  power.  Within  it 
nothing  stands  still.  In  the  political  world  there  are  great 
changes  in  progress  and  new  phases  of  old  problems  con- 
front us  on  every  side. 

In  theology  and  criticism  marked  departures  from  the 
teachings  of  generations  ago  have  been  made.  The  scholar 
with  his  pen,  and  the  archaeologist  with  his  spade  have  shed 
whole  worlds  of  light  on  the  Holy  Book.  But  men's  souls 
are  still  lost  in  sin,  the  heart-hurt  is  just  as  acute  as  ever  in 
the  world's  history.  The  blessed  Gospel  of  the  redemption 
of  Jesus  Christ  is  unchanged.  What  of  the  future?  Why 
this — that  Presbyterianism  is  adaptable  to  the  progress  of 
the  age,  and  that  the  Gospel  which  it  offers  to  men  is  as  un- 
changing as  God's  love.  Oh,  ye  men  of  Fayetteville,  stand 
unmoved  in  your  devotion  to  God  and  to  your  venerable 
church !  Resist  with  all  your  might  the  materialistic  ten- 
dencies of  our  time.  Stop !  Hear  the  voices  of  the  past 
urging  you  to  duty.  See  the  beckoning  hand  of  Jesus  call- 
ing you  to  a  complete  surrender.  Let  the  world  see  what 
God  can  do  in  this  age  through  a  willing  church. 

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ONE  HUNDRED  AND  TWENTY-FIFTH 
ANNIVERSARY  PROGRAM 

First  Presbyterian  Church 
Fayetteville,  N.  C. 

November  29  and  30,  1925 

SUNDAY,  NOVEMBER  29TH 

11:00  A.  M. — Morning    Worship — Anniversary    Sermon    by 
Rev.  H.  T.  Graham,  D.D. 

4:00  P.  M. — Young  People's  Services — Address  by  Rev. 
Marion  Huske. 

7 :30  P.  M. — Evening  Worship — Anniversary  Address  by 
Rev.  W.  M.  Fairley,  D.D. 

Historical  Sketch— Rev.  W.  E.  Hill,  D.D. 

MONDAY,    NOVEMBER   30TH 

3:30  P.  M. — Woman's  Auxiliary — Addresses:  Mrs.  H.  T. 
Graham,  Mrs.  W.  M.  Fairley,  Mrs.  Jno.  M. 
Rose,  Mrs.  S.  K.  Phillips,  Mrs.  Marion  Huske. 

HISTORICAL  EXHIBIT 

7 :30  P.  M.— Home  Coming  and  Greetings— Rev.  S.  K.  Phil- 
lips, Rev.  Jonas  Barclay,  Rev.  A.  J.  McKelway, 
Rev.  W.  J.  Hunnycutt. 


68  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

ADDRESS  OF  DR.  W.  E.  HILL 

ONE  HUNDRED  AND  TWENTY-FIFTH 
ANNIVERSARY 

THE  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH  OF 
FAYETTEVILLE,  N.  C. 

That  there  should  be  a  Presbyterian  Church  at  Fayette- 
ville  was  inevitable.  The  earlier  settlers  were  Scotch  Pres- 
byterians. The  following  account  of  the  origin  of  the  town 
and  of  the  church  is  taken  from  Foote's  sketches  of  North 
Carolina : 

"The  Scotch  had  a  village  called  Cross  Creek,  about  a 
mile  from  the  Cape  Fear  River,  at  the  head  of  boat  naviga- 
tion. Soon  after,  their  settlements  became  numerous  on  the 
river.  In  the  year  1762,  by  an  act  of  the  Assembly,  a  town 
was  laid  out  embracing  Cross  Creek,  and  named  Campbelton, 
from  a  town  of  that  name  in  Argyleshire,  Scotland,  from 
which  neighborhood  many  of  the  emigrants  had  come.  In 
1771,  a  public  road  was  opened  to  the  Yadkin  and  ultimately 
to  Morganton,  and  various  inducements  held  out  to  attract 
the  course  of  trade  from  the  fertile  west  to  Fayetteville  and 
Wilmington.  In  1784,  on  the  occasion  of  the  visit  of  the 
Marquis  LaFayette,  as  a  token  of  respect  for  his  character 
and  admiration  for  his  services,  the  inhabitants  changed  the 
name  from  Campbelton  to  Fayetteville.  The  original  set- 
tlers, and  for  a  long  time,  all  of  the  inhabitants,  were  Scotch- 
men and  Presbyterians." 

Religious  services  were  held  in  the  community  by  Pres- 
byterian ministers,  with  varying  regularity,  from  the  begin- 
ning, and  it  is  somewhat  remarkable  that  there  was  no  or- 
ganized church  until  the  year  1800.  Rev.  James  Cameron, 
of  Argyleshire,  Scotland,  who  first  settled  in  Pennsylvania, 
and  afterwards  at  the  Bluff,  occasionally  preached  here  as 
early  as  1755.    Rev.  John  McLeod,  who  came  with  a  large 


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number  of  emigrants  from  the  Highlands,  in  1770,  and  lived 
for  a  short  time  in  the  bounds  of  Barbeque  congregation, 
held  occasional  services  here.  Rev.  Douglas  Crawford,  who 
also  came  from  the  Highlands  in  1874,  preached  several 
times  in  the  Court  House  in  Fayetteville.  Rev.  Mr.  Tate,  an 
Irishman  from  Wilmington,  whose  custom  it  was  to  make 
tours  through  the  country,  visited  Fayetteville  now  and 
then.  Rev.  George  Whitfield,  the  great  evangelist,  preached 
at  Fayetteville  several  times,  but  the  date  of  his  visits  is 
not  known.  Rev.  Colin  Lindsay  and  licentiate  Angus  Mc- 
Diarmid  in  1786  settled  over  congregations  near  Fayetteville 
and  held  occasional  services  in  the  Court  House. 

In  the  year  1791  Rev.  David  Kerr,  from  the  Presbytery 
of  Temple  Patrick  of  Ireland,  took  up  his  residence  in  Fay- 
etteville, and  began  his  regular  service  on  the  Sabbath,  while 
he  taught  a  classical  school  under  the  direction  of  a  Board 
of  Trustees.  In  1794  he  became  a  professor  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  North  Carolina.  Later  he  moved  to  Lumberton 
where  he  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  and  studied 
law.  He  became  a  judge  in  Mississippi  where  he  died  in 
1810. 

THE  ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  CHURCH 

All  the  early  resident  preachers  in  Fayetteville  were 
also  teachers.  In  this  capacity  came  Rev.  John  Robinson  in 
the  early  part  of  the  year  1800.  Soon  after  his  arrival,  he 
effected  the  organization  of  the  church  and  ordained  as 
elders :  Robert  Donaldson,  Duncan  McLeran,  David  Ander- 
son, Archibald  Campbell,  Duncan  McAusland  and  Col.  John 
Dickson.  The  first  communion  service  was  held  September 
6,  1801,  attended  by  a  large  congregation,  150  of  whom  sat 
down  to  the  tables.  Only  seventeen  of  these  were  members 
of  the  Fayetteville  church. 

THE  CHURCH  AND   HER  PASTORS 

From  the  year  1800  to  the  present  date,  the  church  has 
continued  her  career  of  uninterrupted  usefulness.   The  his- 


70  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

tory  of  Presbyterianism  in  the  State  or  the  nation,  cannot 
be  written  without  reference  to  the  church  and  her  pastors. 
She  has  been  served  by  21  ministers  in  the  125  years  of  her 
history,  many  of  whom  have  been  able  and  distinguished 
men.  The  longest  pastorate  was  that  of  Rev.  Adam  Gil- 
christ, of  about  19  years.  Five  of  these  men  lie  buried  in 
Cross  Creek  cemetery,  and  their  graves  are  all  marked ;  at 
least  two  of  them,  Andrew  Flinn  and  Josiah  Kirkpatrick, 
were  ordained  in  the  church;  two  of  them  passed  away  at 
an  early  age,  William  Leftwich  Turner  in  1813,  at  the  age 
of  30,  and  Josiah  Kirkpatrick,  who  was  ordained  in  the 
church  June  17,  1830,  and  died  July  15th,  of  the  same  year. 

Rev.  John  Robinson,  who  organized  the  church  and 
served  as  both  teacher  and  preacher,  at  a  salary  of  $1,000.00 
a  year,  resigned  the  following  year,  because  he  found  the 
double  duty  too  much  for  his  strength.  He  returned,  how- 
ever, in  1808  and  remained  for  five  years,  resigning  again 
for  the  same  reason.  Foote  says  that  a  great  change  took 
place  in  the  moral  and  spiritual  state  of  both  the  church  and 
community  under  his  ministry.  A  tablet  in  the  vestibule  of 
the  church  commemorates  his  life  and  service. 

Between  his  two  pastorates  came  Rev.  Andrew  Flinn, 
in  1803,  whose  pastorate  was  noteworthy  in  several  re- 
spects. He  was  the  first  minister  to  be  ordained  in  the 
church  and  the  ceremony  was  witnessed  by  "a  vast  con- 
course of  people."  Under  his  ministry  too  the  first  public 
baptism  of  infants  took  place.  Before  this  time,  it  had  been 
the  custom  to  baptize  children  in  the  homes  whenever  the 
services  of  a  minister  could  be  obtained.  William,  son  of 
Elisha  and  Mary  Stedman,  and  George,  son  of  Paris  and 
Eliza  Tillinghast,  were  baptized  by  Rev.  Mr.  Flinn  in  the 
State  House  before  a  large  assembly,  Sunday,  April  20,  1804. 
The  names  of  Stedman  and  Tillinghast  are  still  represented 
in  Fayetteville.  It  was  during  Mr.  Flinn's  pastorate  here 
that  he  was  honored  by  the  University  of  North  Carolina  by 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity,  in  testimony  of  its  "re- 
gard for  his  talents,  acquirements,  work  and  piety."    Up  to 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  71 

the  year  1816,  he  was  the  only  clergyman  graduated  from 
that  institution.  Mr.  Flinn  afterwards  organized  the  Second 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  had  a  dis- 
tinguished career. 

It  was  during  the  pastorate  of  W.  L.  Turner  in  the  year 
1809,  that  the  Session  began  regular  registration  of  births, 
deaths,  baptisms  and  marriages.  This  record  is  preserved. 
The  records  of  Session  showed  that  Mr.  Turner  was  au- 
thorized to  purchase  for  the  church  "a  large  and  a  small 
Bible,  together  with  two  portable  books  each  containing  Dr. 
Watts'  Metrical  Version  of  the  Psalms  of  David  and  such  a 
selection  of  hymns  as  shall  suit  his  approbation."  During 
his  pastorate,  Colonel  Dixon  was  authorized  to  apply  to  the 
Legislature  for  an  act  of  incorporation  for  the  church.  Be- 
fore this  time,  a  lot  had  been  purchased  for  a  building  and 
deeded  to  the  town  commissioners  to  be  held  in  trust.  At 
this  time,  collections  were  taken  at  the  church  door  once 
each  month,  the  purpose  having  been  announced  the  pre- 
ceding Sunday. 

Rev.  Jesse  H.  Turner  succeeded  his  brother.  Prepara- 
tions already  begun  for  a  church  building,  were  carried  for- 
ward, subscriptions  obtained  and  the  corner-stone  laid  with 
Masonic  ceremonies,  Monday,  April  21,  1816.  A  resolution 
of  Session,  at  the  time  of  his  resignation,  speaks  of  his  strict 
fidelity  in  discharge  of  duty.  Such  phrase  is  supposed  to  re- 
late to  disciplinary  proceedings  even  against  his  elders.  Rev. 
William  Snodgrass,  1819  to  1822,  resigned  to  become  pas- 
tor of  the  Independent  Church  of  Savannah. 

The  exact  dates  of  the  pastorate  of  Dr.  R.  H.  Morrison 
are  not  known,  but  he  was  still  with  the  church  March  20, 
1825.  He  was  the  father  of  Mrs.  Stonewall  Jackson  and 
Mrs.  D.  H.  Hill,  the  latter  born  during  her  father's  pastorate 
here,  and  his  wife  was  the  daughter  of  Gen.  Joseph  Graham,  of 
Lincoln,  and  sister  of  Governor  Graham.  Mr.  Morrison 
had  a  distinguished  career. 

It  was  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  James  G.  Hamner, 
1826  to  1829,  that  the  children  of  the  church  by  order  of  Ses- 


72  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

sion  began  to  be  assembled  once  a  month  on  Sunday  after- 
noon for  catechetical  instruction  by  the  pastor,  a  practice 
which  appears  to  have  continued  at  least  through  the  pas- 
torate of  Rev.  H.  G.  Hill,  and  is  remembered  by  many  of 
the  present  members  of  the  church. 

Mr.  Kirkpatrick,  who  was  mentioned  above  as  being  or- 
dained in  the  church,  served  as  pastor  for  only  a  few  weeks 
before  his  death.  His  funeral  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev. 
Jesse  Rankin,  September  18,  1830,  and  a  monument  was 
erected  to  him  in  Cross  Creek  cemetery  by  "The  female 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church." 

Rev.  Henry  A.  Rowland  was  never  installed  as  pastor 
but  served  the  church  from  1831  to  1834,  when  he  went  to 
Pearl  Street  Church,  New  York  City.  Just  three  weeks  aft- 
er his  election,  the  church  was  burned  in  the  disastrous  fire 
which  swept  Fayetteville.  A  request  was  made  to  the  As- 
sembly to  appoint  Mr.  Rowland  a  missionary  to  labor  here, 
the  church  being  unable  to  support  a  pastor  under  the  cir- 
cumstances. Mr.  Rowland  made  a  trip  to  the  north  to  col- 
lect funds  to  rebuild  the  church  and  returned  with  about 
$7,000.00.  The  building  was  restored  on  the  old  foundations 
and  with  the  same  outer  walls.  The  sermon  preached  by 
Mr.  Rowland  at  the  dedication  has  been  preserved,  together 
with  accounts  of  the  fire  taken  from  the  papers  of  New  York 
and  Philadelphia. 

Rev.  Jas.  W.  Douglas  entered  upon  his  work  March  24, 
1834.  He  seems  to  have  been  a  man  of  unusual  piety,  con- 
secration and  ability.  Hampered  by  ill  health,  he  did  the 
work  of  two  men  and  displayed  an  indefatigable  energy  in 
the  service  of  his  Lord.  During  his  pastorate  a  revival  took 
place  in  the  Rockfish  neighborhood.  The  Session  met  re- 
peatedly in  homes  of  the  Rockfish  neighborhood  to  receive 
members.  Several  of  these  meetings  were  held  in  the  house 
of  Daniel  McNeill  (now  known  as  Ardlussa).  Seventy- 
eight  persons  were  received  into  the  church  in  less  than  five 
months.  The  Big  Rockfish  Church  owes  its  origin  to  this 
revival  under  Mr.  Douglas. 


DR.  WILLIAM  E.  HILL 
1917-1926 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  73 

The  third  Mr.  Turner,  Daniel  McNeill,  came  as  a  licenti- 
ate in  1837,  and  served  until  October,  1840.  The  Session  re- 
corded April  7,  1839,  that  Mr.  Turner  had  undertaken  for  a 
few  weeks  the  agency  to  solicit  funds  for  Donaldson  Acad- 
emy. On  June  4th,  he  was  requested  to  continue  this  work. 
On  April  10,  1840,  the  Session  recorded  in  a  solemn  resolu- 
tion its  acceptance  of  the  missionary  responsibility  of  the 
church,  and  ordered  a  free-will  collection  for  this  "glorious 
and  sacred  cause."  A  minute  of  August  10,  1839  referred  to 
"certain  distractions  that  have  existed  and  the  necessary 
alienation  of  feeling  which  they  produced."  Mr.  Turner 
went  to  South  Carolina  seeking  relief  from  pulmonary 
trouble,  and  from  there  wrote  a  long  letter  of  resignation, 
alluding  to  differences  between  the  Session  and  himself,  to 
which  the  Session  replied  assuring  Mr.  Turner  of  the  de- 
voted affection  of  their  hearts. 

The  pastorate  of  Rev.  Adam  Gilchrist  was  the  longest 
in  the  history  of  the  church.  He  was  here  almost  nineteen 
years,  and  died  in  Florida  whither  he  had  gone  for  his 
health's  sake  March  27,  1861.  His  body  was  brought  to  Fay- 
etteville  and  buried  in  Cross  Creek  cemetery.  A  long  paper  pre- 
pared by  Judge  Shepherd  was  adopted  by  Session  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  speaking  of  him  in  the  very  highest  terms  of  praise, 
both  as  to  his  character,  piety  and  ability. 

John  Sherwood  was  with  the  church  during  the  entire 
period  of  the  Civil  War,  1861-1867.  He  resigned  to  become 
editor  of  the  North  Carolina  Presbyterian,  which  had  been 
founded  in  Fayetteville  by  a  son  of  this  church,  Rev.  Mr. 
McNeill.  In  spite  of  the  trials  of  this  terrible  period,  the 
church  seems  to  have  prospered  in  many  ways.  A  special 
collection  was  ordered  for  the  relief  of  the  orphans  of  sol- 
diers killed  in  the  war  and  in  the  archives  of  the  church  are 
to  be  found  a  number  of  Confederate  bonds,  bearing  the 
pathetic  notation :   "Belonging  to  the  orphans'  relief  fund." 

Rev.  H.  G.  Hill  followed  Sherwood  in  1868,  and  his 
resignation  was  read  on  July  11,  1886.  Dr.  Hill  was  a  man 
of  marked  individuality,  striking  personality  and  fine  ability. 


74  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

He  went  from  Fayetteville  to  Center  Church  and  remained 
in  the  Presbytery  of  Fayetteville  to  the  time  of  his  death 
last  year,  at  the  advanced  age  of  91  years.  He  continued 
the  full  work  of  the  pastorate  up  to  the  very  time  of  his 
death.  He  was  Moderator  of  our  General  Assembly ;  he  was 
specially  interested  and  active  in  the  work  of  home  missions 
in  this  Synod  and  enlisted  the  interest  of  the  church  in  this 
splendid  enterprise.  His  two  pastorates  in  this  Presbytery 
covered  a  period  of  fifty-six  years. 

After  Dr.  Hill  came  Rev.  A.  L.  Phillips  in  1886.  Dr. 
Phillips  afterwards  became  superintendent  of  Sunday 
School  work  in  our  Assembly,  and  in  that  position  achieved 
splendid  things  for  the  church.  He  prepared  an  historical 
sketch  of  the  Fayetteville  Church  from  the  beginning  to 
1889,  a  service  for  which  the  church  should  be  profoundly 
grateful.  The  work  was  so  well  done  that  few  corrections 
can  be  made  in  it  from  all  available  sources.  He  was  a 
man  of  unusual  energy  and  enthusiasm,  and  under  his  di- 
rection the  church  made  great  progress. 

The  pastorate  of  Rev.  T.  P.  Barclay,  1889  to  1891,  was 
a  brief  one.  Rev.  R.  G.  Pearson,  evangelist,  began  a  two 
weeks  series  in  Fayetteville  in  a  tabernacle  erected  for  this 
purpose,  on  Sunday  night,  May  5,  1889.  The  result  of  this 
meeting  was  a  great  revival  in  which  81  persons  were  re- 
ceived into  this  church  on  confession  of  faith  and  17  from 
other  churches,  probably  the  largest  addition  to  the  church 
in  any  year  of  its  history  up  to  that  time.  A  note  appended 
to  Dr.  Phillips'  history  says  that  "since  then  the  church  has 
manifested  increased  life  and  activity."  It  was  on  the  last 
Saturday  of  November,  1892,  that  the  sessional  records  from 
1877  to  1892  were  destroyed  by  fire  in  the  home  of  G.  G. 
Myrover,  then  clerk  of  the  Session. 

Rev.  A.  J.  McKelway  was  pastor  from  1892  to  1898, 
when  he  resigned  to  edit  the  North  Carolina  Presbyterian, 
the  name  of  which  was  afterwards  changed  to  the  .Presby- 
terian Standard,  thus  again  linking  this  publication  with  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Fayetteville.    Mr.  McKelway 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  75 

was  a  man  of  vigorous  type,  keen  and  incisive  intellect,  a 
strong  controversialist  and  an  able  preacher.  The  minutes 
of  the  Session  indicate  that  he  believed  in  church  discipline 
and  put  it  into  practice.  He  was  specially  interested  in  con- 
gregational home  missions  and  established  the  work  at 
Comfort  Chapel,  which  was  named  for  his  deceased  child, 
Kate  Comfort.  During  his  pastorate  also  a  Sunday  School 
addition  was  added  to  the  church.  The  corner-stone  of  this 
church,  when  it  was  torn  down,  was  found  to  contain  a 
copy  of  Phillips'  history  and  a  list  of  the  names  of  those  of 
the  Sunday  School  who  had  contributed  to  its  erection. 

Henry  Tucker  Graham  succeeded  Mr.  McKelway,  hav- 
ing already  served  as  assistant  pastor  for  a  year.  Mr.  Gra- 
ham's pastorate  from  1898  to  1904  was  distinguished  by 
careful  and  systematic  work.  He  was  a  man  of  consider- 
able administrative  ability  and  an  indefatigable  pastor.  The 
church  made  steady  and  consistent  progress  under  him 
from  year  to  year,  as  is  clearly  shown  by  the  records.  A 
handsome  pipe  organ  was  installed  and  is  still  in  use. 

Rev.  Watson  Fairley  came  in  May,  1905,  and  remained 
until  April,  1916.  He  was  the  son  of  Rev.  David  Fairley  who 
spent  a  great  part  of  his  life  in  this  community  and  was 
greatly  beloved.  Mr.  Fairley's  pastorate  was  distinguished 
especially  by  Sunday  School  mission  work.  At  one  time 
during  his  pastorate,  the  church  was  conducting  as  many  as 
nine  Sunday  Schools  with  at  least  sixty  teachers  engaged, 
with  an  enrollment  of  perhaps  1,400. 

The  present  pastor  began  his  work  on  the  third  Sunday 
of  April,  1917. 

THE  CHURCH   AND   ITS  OFFICERS 

It  would  be  impossible  in  so  brief  a  sketch  as  this,  to 
give  the  full  list  of  the  elders  and  deacons  of  the  church, 
still  less  to  mention  their  distinguished  services  to  the 
church  and  the  community.  There  are  some  of  them,  how- 
ever, whose  names  must  be  mentioned.  Among  the  first 
elders  were  Robert  Donaldson,  Col.  John  Dickson  and  David 


76  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Anderson,  the  graves  of  two  of  whom  I  have  identified  in 
our  cemetery.  It  was  another  Robert  Donaldson,  direct 
descendant  who  moved  to  New  York,  who  donated  to  the 
church  the  present  manse  property  and  whose  name  was 
linked  with  the  Donaldson  Academy  which  for  so  long  a  time 
was  an  incalculable  blessing  to  this  community.  This 
school  property  was  never  owned  by  this  church.  The  trus- 
tees were  appointed  by  Fayetteville  Presbytery.  Though 
no  real  estate  is  held  by  these  trustees  at  the  present  time, 
they  hold  a  fund,  the  interest  from  which  is  used  to  educate 
needy  students. 

Another  trio  is  Elisha  Stedman,  of  whom  the  minutes 
say  was  an  elder  for  thirty  years  and  one  of  the  main  pillars 
of  the  church.  A  resolution  of  the  Session  speaks  of  his 
honesty,  stern  integrity,  experience  in  business  life,  sound 
judgment  and  a  memory  embalmed  in  the  hearts  of  the  poor 
and  destitute.  David  Salmon,  who  introduced  a  question 
book  into  the  Sunday  Schools  of  Sampson  County  and  thus 
became  a  pioneer  and  George  McNeill,  for  forty-two  years 
an  elder  and  a  merchant  prince  of  this  section.  Two  of  Mr. 
McNeill's  sons  became  Christian  ministers,  but  preceded 
their  father  to  his  final  reward.  He  and  his  daughter  were 
buried  at  the  same  hour.  Another  three,  all  of  them  law- 
yers, Henry  Potter,  whose  hand-writing  as  Clerk  appears  in 
the  Session  records,  and  who  like  others  of  their  elders  was 
superintendent  of  Sunday  Schools,  Judge  Jesse  George 
Shepard  of  our  Superior  Court,  to  whose  memory  a  page 
and  a  half  of  fine  print  is  devoted  and  Bartholomew  Fuller, 
a  man  of  great  power  and  fluency  of  speech,  who  in  the  lat- 
ter years  removed  to  Durham  where  his  usefulness  con- 
tinued. 

James  Martine,  William  B.  Wright  and  William  McL. 
McKay  were  three  men  of  weight,  piety  and  influence  in 
church  and  community.  The  names  of  Gilbert  Eccles  and 
Edward  Barge  must  be  mentioned  also  as  distinguished 
members  of  the  Session. 

In  the  Fifties  and  Sixties  appear  the  names  of  James 


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FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  77 

Banks  and  S.  T.  Hawley,  Milton  Rose,  M.  E.  Dye,  Edwin  T. 
McKethan  and  Samuel  C.  Rankin,  most  of  whom  fall  within 
the  memories  of  some  now  living-.  Among-  those  who  have 
recently  passed  away  are  Dr.  A.  S.  Rose,  beloved  physician, 
at  whose  funeral  the  church  could  not  accommodate  the 
crowd,  Lieut.  Alfred  McKethan,  greatly  beloved  in  Fayette- 
ville  and  W.  L.  Hawley,  all  of  whom  have  died  during  the 
present  pastorate.  A.  E.  Rankin,  R.  M.  Pryor  and  Dr.  J.  W. 
McNeill  are  among  the  senior  members  of  the  Session  at  the 
present  time. 

The  church  had  no  deacons  until  1858,  when  George  W. 
Williams,  afterwards  of  Wilmington,  W.  B.  Wright,  Wil- 
liam McL.  McKay,  Jas.  B.  Ferguson,  Hugh  Graham,  H.  C. 
Robinson  and  C.  A.  McMillan,  not  one  of  whom  survives, 
were  elected  deacons.  Joseph  Utley,  for  many  years  treas- 
urer of  the  church,  died  in  1877. 

It  is  noteworthy  that  among  our  present  officers  can 
be  found  so  many  descendants  of  those  of  former  years. 

Though  he  was  neither  pastor  nor  elder,  the  history  of 
the  church  could  not  be  written  without  mention  of  the 
memory  of  Rev.  Colin  Mclver,  a  native  born  Scot  who  came 
to  Fayetteville  to  teach  about  1809.  He  was  clerk  of  the 
Sessions,  of  the  Presbytery  and  of  the  Synod,  a  man  of 
forceful  personality,  of  great  zeal  in  the  Christian  cause  and 
a  prominent  Mason.  The  earliest  records  we  have  are  in  his 
hand-writing,  and  a  history  of  the  church  from  1755  up  to 
the  time  he  became  clerk  is  found  in  the  minute  book. 

THE  CHURCH  BUILDING 

The  services  of  the  church  were  for  several  years  after 
its  organization,  held  in  the  State  House.  In  1810,  Colonel 
Dickson  secured  an  act  of  incorporation  in  order  that  the 
church  might  hold  a  lot  already  purchased  and  deeded  to 
the  town  commissioners.  This  lot  was  that  now  occupied 
by  the  Episcopal  Church.  On  March  24,  1814,  action  was 
taken  to  raise  $5,000.00  in  $50.00  shares  for  the  erection  of  a 


78  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

building.  Further  shares  were  issued  and  subscribed  later 
on.  For  some  reason,  objection  was  raised  to  building-  on 
Green  Street,  and  two  lots  belonging  to  a  Mrs.  Vance  and 
her  daughter,  of  Wilmington  were  purchased  for  $1,500.00, 
and  the  church  now  stands  on  this  property.  A  building 
committee  was  appointed  February  1,  1816,  consisting  of 
Rev.  Jesse  Turner,  Messrs.  Chalmers,  Dickson  and  Stedman. 
T.  D.  Burch  was  afterwards  appointed  in  place  of  Mr.  Chal- 
mers. The  corner-stone  was  laid  April  21,  1816,  attended  by 
elaborate  ceremonies  with  a  procession  approaching  under 
two  arches  inscribed  with  the  words  "holiness  unto  the 
Lord."  The  stone  was  laid  by  Rubin  Loring,  principal  ar- 
chitect, and  examined  and  approved  by  the  Master  of  Phoe- 
nix Lodge.  An  address  was  delivered  by  Robert  H.  Chap- 
man, D.D.,  President  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina, 
and  Rev.  Jesse  Turner  "addressed  the  throne  of  grace." 

The  Episcopal  church  lot  was  bought  from  our  church 
for  $1,250.00,  August  4,  1817,  and  the  funds  seem  to  have 
been  used  for  the  building.  Rev.  Colin  Mclver  made  a  trip 
to  the  north  and  south  to  solicit  funds,  but  apparently  his 
effort  yielded  only  $348.00.  Among  the  contributions,  how- 
ever, were  those  of  James  Monroe,  President  of  the  United 
States,  George  Washington  Campbell,  Ambassador  to  Rus- 
sia and  John  Quincy  Adams,  Secretary  of  State.  Just  when 
the  church  building  was  completed,  is  not  known,  but  it  was 
certainly  not  before  1819.  The  date  of  dedication  is  not 
known. 

The  following  record  of  Session  tells  the  tragic  story  of 
the  great  fire :  "On  Sabbath  29th  May,  1831,  our  town  was 
visited  by  the  most  awful  and  unparalleled  calamity.  Soon 
after  our  church  was  dismissed,  a  fire  broke  out  which  in  a 
short  time,  consumed  nearly  the  whole  town,  including  our 
church,  and  session  house."  A  copy  of  a  pamphlet  written 
by  Mr.  Rowland  and  published  by  D.  Fanshaw,  printer,  150 
Nassau  Street,  New  York,  in  1833,  contained  the  dedicating 
sermon  by  Mr.  Rowland  when  the  building  was  restored,  is 
preserved  in  the  library  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  79 

Mr.  Rowland  was  given  credentials  by  the  Session  June 
7,  1831,  and  sent  north  to  collect  funds  to  rebuild  the  church. 
Session  resolved  June  28,  1831  to  rebuild  the  session  house 
at  once.  Mr.  Rowland  returned  with  $7,146.56^2.  The 
church  was  rebuilt  on  the  old  walls ;  rafters  of  the  roof, 
which  was  self  supporting,  were  so  large  that  the  erection 
was  supposed  to  be  attended  with  great  danger,  and  special 
prayer  was  made  that  no  one  should  be  hurt. 

Mr.  Phillips  tells  us  in  1887  that  extensive  repairs  were 
made,  the  timbers  supporting  the  steeple  were  so  decayed 
that  they  had  to  be  torn  down  and  a  graceful  spire  designed 
by  T.  A.  Kluttz  was  erected,  the  whole  costing  $1,800.00.  I 
presume  this  graceful  steeple  was  the  one  torn  down  re- 
cently. 

In  former  years,  church  buildings  seem  to  have  been 
used  very  freely  for  many  purposes  of  assembly,  and  our 
church  was  more  than  once  used  for  Fourth  of  July  celebra- 
tions. The  use  of  the  building  was  granted  for  funeral  cere- 
monies in  honor  of  "the  patriot  statesmen  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son and  John  Adams,  who  departed  this  life  July  24,  1826." 
The  Session,  however,  seems  to  have  made  rules  on  this 
subject,  and  on  July  2,  1845,  special  exception  was  made  that 
a  eulogy  on  the  death  of  General  Andrew  Jackson  might  be 
delivered  in  the  church  because  it  was  "a  solemn  eulogy  of 
the  dead,  and  the  subject  had  filled  the  executive  office  of 
the  United  States  and  was  a  professor  of  religion  and  a 
member  of  our  communion." 

The  metal  of  the  bell,  after  the  fire,  was  sent  away  to 
be  recast,  but  never  was  heard  from.  A  bell  was  presented 
by  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  Troy,  New  York,  and 
still  hangs  in  the  tower  with  its  interesting  Latin  inscrip- 
tion. A  petition  was  signed  by  many  leading  men,  April  5, 
1862,  and  granted  by  the  Session,  that  the  bell  be  loaned  to 
the  Confederate  States  to  be  cast  into  cannon  for  immediate 
use  of  the  Starr  Artillery.  For  some  reason  however,  the 
bell  was  not  touched,  and  it  still  calls  us  to  service.  It  would 
indeed  have  been  a  tragedy  of  war  if  the  old  bell,  presented 


80  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

by  the  church  of  Troy,  had  been  used  to  destroy  her  sons  in 
war. 

The  ground  of  the  present  church  yard  toward  Bow 
Street,  was  built  up  from  cellars  through  the  instrumental- 
ity of  J.  M.  Rose,  W.  S.  Matthews  and  Elija  Fuller.  Under 
the  pastorate  of  Rev.  A.  J.  McKelway,  an  addition  was 
made  on  Bow  Street  side  for  a  Sunday  School  building,  and 
removed  when  the  church  was  put  in  its  present  form  three 
years  ago.  While  Mr.  Fairley  was  pastor,  the  inside  of  the 
church  was  completely  remodeled,  and  put  in  its  present 
form,  at  a  cost  of  about  $10,000.00.  During  the  time  of 
these  changes,  the  congregation  worshipped  in  the  armory. 
About  three  years  ago  the  congregation  undertook  the  erec- 
tion of  a  Sunday  School  building,  the  need  of  which  had  long 
been  felt.  Special  care  was  exercised  in  selecting  an  ar- 
chitect, that  the  lines  of  the  old  building  might  be  fully  pre- 
served and  perfect  harmony  secured  in  the  new  building. 
The  work  was  undertaken  by  Hobart  Upjohn  of  New  York; 
a  new  tower  and  portico  were  added  to  the  main  building, 
the  entire  cost  of  which  amounted  to  about  $75,000.00.  The 
tower  was  donated  by  Mrs.  Annie  Gilmore,  in  memory  of 
her  husband,  J.  F.  Gilmore,  a  deacon  in  this  church.  The 
pulpit  furniture  was  presented  by  Mrs.  J.  R.  Boyd,  in  mem- 
ory of  Mrs.  Jno.  B.  Brown,  her  mother,  and  silver  vases  as 
memorial  to  Elizabeth  Howard  Howell  by  Circle  No.  1.  The 
beautiful  baptismal  font  presented  by  Mrs.  Charles  Rankin 
in  memory  of  her  sister,  Miss  Ida  Sutton.  The  beautiful  old 
sun  dial  in  the  church-yard  was  presented  1924  in  memory  of 
Mrs.  Henrietta  Chloe  Smith  by  her  sons. 

During  the  world  war,  about  forty-five  of  the  sons  of 
this  church  were  enrolled  in  the  military  service  of  the 
country,  three  of  whom  lost  their  lives,  viz. :  Capt.  Donald 
F.  Ray,  who  died  at  Fort  Sill,  Oklahoma,  as  a  result  of  ex- 
posure in  observation  work;  Lieut.  Alfred  McKethan,  art 
elder,  who  had  previously  served  in  the  United  States  Navy, 
and  had  been  retired  on  account  of  ill  health,  who  re-entered 
the  service  and  became  an  instructor  at  the  Naval  Academy. 


REV. 


WAT  SOX  M. 

1905-1916 


FAIRLEY 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  81 

The  duties  of  his  position  were  more  than  his  weakened 
physical  strength  could  stand,  and  he  returned  home  to  die, 
as  much  a  victim  of  the  tragedy  as  if  he  had  died  at  the 
front,  and  Lieut.  Gale  Nimocks  of  the  Air  Service,  who  per- 
ished in  action  in  France. 

THE   WOMEN   OF  THE   FIRST   PRESBYTERIAN    CHURCH 

Some  special  mention  should  be  made  of  the  part  played 
in  the  history  of  the  church  by  the  women  who  have  always 
been  active  in  her  work  and  zealous  for  her  welfare.  The 
minutes  of  Presbytery  of  Fayetteville  for  1816,  1817,  1818, 
1819  and  1820,  record  $10.00  each  year  received  for  foreign 
missions  from  "some  females  of  the  church  of  Fayetteville." 
Apparently  these  females  formed  some  sort  of  organization. 
The  Session  on  record  of  March  29th,  1928,  contains  the  item, 
"a  Society  of  Young  Ladies  have  purchased  and  presented  to 
our  church  for  sacramental  uses,  the  following  vessels  of 
silver  plate,  viz. :  bread  basket,  two  cups  and  a  tankard. 
May  the  daughters  of  Zion  for  their  distinguished  liberality, 
enjoy  the  present  reward  of  approving  consciences  and  an 
eternal  reward  through  the  covenant  of  grace."  There  are 
two  pieces  of  silver  now  in  use  bearing  an  inscription  indi- 
cating that  they  were  presented  by  the  Young  Ladies'  Soci- 
ety in  1824.  It  is,  therefore,  very  evident  that  some  sort  of 
an  organization  existed  and  was  vigorous  as  early  as  1824. 
A  minute  of  June  2,  1831  "resolved  that  the  Session  will 
thankfully  accept  the  offered  loan  of  the  Ladies  of  the  Work- 
ing Society."  In  the  year  1837  a  monument  was  erected 
over  the  remains  of  Rev.  James  Douglas  (see  stone  in  old 
cemetery)  "by  the  female  juvenile  missionary  Society." 
From  these  early  dates  onward  the  women  of  the  church 
have  had  their  separate  organizations  and  have  been  espe- 
cially zealous  for  the  missionary  cause.  At  the  present  date 
they  have  a  splendid  organization,  interesting  itself  in  every 
department  of  the  church  work. 


82  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


THE   FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN    CHURCH   AND   OTHER   CHURCHES 

We  have  mentioned  elsewhere  a  revival  in  the  Rockfish 
neighborhood  under  Mr.  Douglas,  and  how  the  Session  met 
frequently  in  that  neighborhood  to  receive  members.  This 
was  the  probable  origin  of  the  Big  Rockfish  Church. 

Minutes  of  Session  January  4,  1911,  record  the  names  of 
40  persons  dismissed  to  unite  with  a  church  to  be  organized 
on  Haymount.  These  became  charter  members  of  the  Highland 
Presbyterian  Church  on  Haymount,  which  has  grown  to  splen- 
did proportions. 

A  mission  Sunday  School  was  maintained  for  many 
years  in  Campbelton,  fostered  especially  in  the  early  period, 
by  E.  T.  McKethan,  and  recently  a  church  was  organized  at 
Campbelton,  with  about  sixty  members  all  from  the  mem- 
bership of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church.  From  the  work 
begun  at  Comfort  Chapel  in  the  days  of  McKelway,  a  church 
was  organized  in  1924,  with  a  membership  of  about  fifty 
from  the  First  Presbyterian  Church.  The  Lakeview  Pres- 
byterian Church  was  organized  from  a  mission  Sunday 
School  begun  at  that  place  under  Mr.  Fairley's  ministry, 
with  a  membership  of  about  fifty  from  the  First  Presbyte- 
rian Church. 

The  church  has  for  many  years,  been  characterized  by 
a  special  home  mission  zeal.  On  the  first  committee  of 
evangelism  in  this  Synod,  the  names  of  her  pastor,  Dr.  H. 
G.  Hill,  and  one  of  her  ruling  elders,  Dr.  J.  W.  McNeill,  ap- 
pear. Dr.  McNeill  and  B.  F.  Hall,  of  Wilmington  are  the 
sole  survivors  of  the  first  evangelistic  committee  of  the 
Synod.  The  church  known  as  Palestine  Church  on  the 
Linden  Road  was  organized  for  members  received  at  a  mis- 
sion known  as  McLean  Chapel,  together  with  those  from 
Sardis  Presbyterian  Church.  Following  is  a  list  of  those 
who  have  served  the  church  as  assistant  pastors :  Rev.  C. 
M.  Richards,  Rev.  Jno.  Rosebro,  Rev.  Mr.  Yandell,  Rev.  V. 
G.  Smith,  Rev.  Letcher  Smith,  Rev.  Jas.  J.  Murray,  Rev. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  83 

Jno.  L.  Fairley,  Rev.  A.  S.  Anderson,  Rev.  L.  Cook  Campbell, 
Rev.  W.  M.  McLeod  and  Rev.  L.  G.  Calhoun. 

There  is  a  story  in  the  old  testament  of  how  a  dead  man 
was  let  down  into  the  tomb  of  the  prophet  Elisha  and  when 
he  touched  the  bones  of  the  prophet,  the  man  revived  and 
stood  upon  his  feet.  It  is  a  story  full  of  moral  and  spiritual 
significance.  It  proclaims  the  vitalizing  energy  of  the  noble 
dead.  We  touch  our  heroic  ancestry  and  invigorating  virtue 
flows  out  of  them.  There  are  springs  of  inspiration  and  en- 
durance to  be  found  in  the  example  of  those  who  have 
passed  on.  Contagious  health  and  vigor  feed  our  veins 
when  we  clasp  hands  with  the  splendid  warriors  of  the.  yes- 
terdays. There  is  a  powerful  urge  in  the  call  of  the  blood. 
The  most  challenging  passage  in  the  New  Testament  is  the 
roll  call  of  the  heroes  in  the  11th  chapter  of  Hebrews,  which 
passed  in  review  the  heroes  of  the  faith;  those  who  have 
suffered,  sacrificed  or  achieved,  and  then  calls  to  the  living 
generation  to  carry  on  in  the  spirit  of  those  who  have  gone 
before  them  and  to  complete  their  work. 

Yours  is  a  noble  ancestry  and  a  splendid  heritage.  Per- 
haps all  unconsciously  to  themselves,  the  faithfulness,  de- 
votion and  loyalty  of  your  fathers  was  to  those  who  should 
come  afterwards.  You  sit  within  the  walls  where  they  sat, 
reared  at  the  cost  of  great  self-sacrifice ;  you  handle  the 
very  objects  which  they  once  touched;  they  company  with 
you  and  their  companionship  should  be  a  sustaining  and  in- 
spiring force. 

Let  us  touch  our  heroic  ancestry;  nerve  our  hearts  in 
their  Christian  loyalty;  feed  our  wills  on  their  exploits  and 
with  their  virtuous  blood  flowing  in  our  veins,  turn  to  face 
the  task  of  our  own  day. 

DR.   HILL   CALLED  TO  RICHMOND 

Rev.  William  E.  Hill  was  called  to  this  church  from  At- 
lanta in  1916.  He  served  the  church  acceptably  for  nearly 
nine  years.  Being  a  man  of  literary  attainments,  and  an 
eloquent  speaker,   he   was   called   frequently  as   orator  on 


84  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

civic  and  patriotic  occasions ;  especially  during  the  World 
War  he  gave  himself  unsparingly  to  patriotic  meetings. 

During  his  ministry  the  church  advanced  along  all  lines. 
He  was  greatly  beloved  by  the  congregation.  A  call  came 
to  him  from  the  Second  Church,  Richmond,  Va.,  and  he  left 
January,  1926,  for  that  field. 

Rev.  Francis  Campbell  Symonds  was  called  to  become 
pastor  of  the  church.  He  was  serving  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Thomasville,  Ga.  He  accepted  the  call  and  be- 
gan his  ministry  in  April,  1926. 

His  preaching  is  evangelistic  in  type,  and  large  numbers 
have  been  added  to  the  church  roll,  both  on  profession  of 
faith  and  by  letter.  He  is  a  methodical,  zealous  worker,  and 
deeply  in  earnest  about  the  King's  business. 


BAPTISMAL  FONT— Memorial  to  Miss  Ida  B.  Sutton 

SILVER  VASES— Memorial  to  Mrs.   Elizabeth  Howard  Howell 

COMMUNION  TABLE— Memorial  to  Mrs.  John  D.  Brown 


Fayetteville  Presbyterian 
Church 


ROWLAND 


THE  REAL  GLORY  OF  A  CHURCH 


A 

DEDICATION  SERMON 

Preached  in 

FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA 

At  the 

OPENING  OF  THE  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Which  Was 

DESTROYED  BY  FIRE 

In  the 

CONFLAGRATION  OF  THE  TOWN  ON  THE  29TH  OF 

MAY,  1831,  AND  REBUILT  AND  DEDICATED 

AUGUST  12TH.  1832 

To  Which  is  Appended 

AN  ACCOUNT  OF  THE 
DESTRUCTION  OF  FAYETTEVILLE 


BY  HENRY  A.  ROWLAND,  JUN. 
Pastor  of  the  Church 


NEW  YORK 

Published  by  Jonathan  Leavitt,   122  Broadway,  and 
John  P.  Haven,  148  Nassau  Street 


D.  Fanshaw,  Printer,  150  Nassau  Street 
1832 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  87 


ADVERTISEMENT 

The  nature  of  the  occasion,  rather  than  any  merit  which 
the  author  conceives  to  be  attached  to  this  discourse,  ir- 
respective of  individual  wishes  expressed  for  its  publication, 
render  it  proper  in  his  view  to  give  it  to  the  public.  He 
does  this  in  the  hope  that  it  may  be  the  means  of  retaining 
the  remembrance  of  that  event  which  gave  occasion  for  the 
expression  of  such  unexampled  kindness ;  and  that  it  is 
testimony  to  the  power  of  Christian  sympathy  and  the  liber- 
ality of  Christian  benevolence. 


88  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

SERMON 

Haggai,  2 :9 

THE  GLORY  OF  THIS  LATTER  HOUSE  SHALL  BE  GREATER 

THAN  THE  GLORY  OF  THE  FORMER,  SAITH  THE 

LORD  OF  HOSTS 

The  occasion  on  which  we  are  assembled  naturally  leads 
our  minds  to  reflect  on  the  loving  kindness  and  tender 
mercy  of  God.  Who  could  have  believed  that  the  day  of 
our  calamity  would  so  soon  have  been  followed  by  one,  in 
which  we  should  feel  called  on,  with  the  remembrance  of 
past  afflictions,  to  notice  in  so  public  a  manner  the  striking 
manifestations  of  His  goodness?  What  heart  which  was 
then  sensible  to  the  destruction  of  our  temporal  hopes,  can 
fail  to  recognize  His  gracious  hand  in  the  way  by  which  we 
have  hitherto  been  led? 

The  evil  which  befell  us  was  a  desolation  unheard  of  In 
the  accidental  ravages  of  the  devouring  element.  It  swept 
away,  as  with  the  besom  of  destruction,  our  hopes  of  world- 
ly prosperity,  and  laid  the  temples  of  our  God  in  ashes.  Who 
can,  even  now,  recall  the  dismay  of  that  moment  without 
feelings  of  alarm?  Who  can  describe  the  horror  which 
spread  through  every  breast,  to  behold,  as  in  a  moment,  our 
dwellings  and  our  sanctuaries  enveloped  in  a  whirlwind  of 
flame — suddenly  to  find,  in  the  midst  of  our  homes,  a  burn- 
ing monster,  whose  breath  was  desolation ;  whose  rage  no 
art  could  tame,  no  power  destroy;  who  swallowed  up  the 
affluent  in  a  moment,  and  left  the  widow  and  the  orphan 
shelterless ;  who  seemed  to  sport  in  the  very  miseries  he 
created,  and  signalized  himself  only  by  the  complete  and 
utter  destruction  of  every  thing  within  his  reach!  Words  fail 
to  describe  our  emotions.  One  deep  and  universal  feeling 
of  despair  seemed  to  reign  in  every  breast,  and  fill  every 
countenance  with  gloom.  As  far  as  the  eye  could  reach  it 
met  nothing  but  the  unsightly  view  of  ruins,  except  here 
and  there  the  smouldering  of  some  half  extinguished  pile. 


SUNDIAL  MEMORIAL  TO  MRS.  HENRIETTA  CHLOE  SMITH 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  89 

Nothing  was  left  but  the  hearth,  around  whose  cheerful 
blaze  we  had  been  wont  to  meet,  and  which  brought  to  our 
remembrance  scenes  which  had  passed,  and  which  with 
gloomy  forebodings  we  anticipated  would  never  again  re- 
turn. We  went  that  night  to  the  protection  of  some  friend- 
ly shelter,  but  not  to  our  homes.  If  there  could  have  been 
found  language  to  express,  in  a  short  and  impressive  man- 
ner, our  condition,  it  was  the  touching  significant  descrip- 
tion of  the  prophet,  "Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house 
where  our  fathers  praised  Thee  is  burnt  up  with  fire,  and 
all  our  pleasant  things  are  laid  waste." 

But  a  new  scene  has  now  opened  before  us.  We  meet, 
not  on  the  ruins  of  past  devastation,  but  in  this  house  which 
has  since  been  reared  for  the  worship  of  God.  We  see 
around  us,  touched  with  the  untiring  hand  of  human  in- 
dustry, as  with  the  fabled  wand  of  enchantment,  these  ruins 
disappearing  from  our  view,  and  in  their  place  whole  streets 
arising  at  once  from  the  ashes,  and  resounding  with  the  hum 
of  business.  We  cannot  view  the  changes  which  the  past 
year  has  witnessed,  and  remember  the  kindness  which  in 
every  part  of  our  country  was  felt  for  our  distress,  and 
which  poured  forth  to  our  relief  the  most  sensible  tokens  of 
their  sympathy,  without  feeling  that  the  Lord  hath  done 
great  things  for  us,  "whereof  we  are  glad."  Since  we  are 
now  met  to  dedicate  to  His  service  this  building  made  with 
hands,  let  us  lift  up  to  Him  our  earnest  desire  that  the  pre- 
diction of  the  text  may  be  accomplished  with  respect  to  us ; 
that  "the  glory  of  this  latter  house  may  be  greater  than  the 
glory  of  the  former." 

Without  dwelling  on  the  analogy  which  may  be  pre- 
sumed to  exist  between  the  second  Jewish  temple  and  our 
own,  I  shall  proceed  to  mention  some  things  in  which  the 
glory  of  this  our  latter  house  may  exceed  the  glory  of  the 
former,  and  then  make  such  practical  remarks  as  may  be 
suggested  by  a  review  of  the  past  dealings  of  God's  prov- 
idence with  us,  and  by  the  occasion  on  which  we  meet. 

I  am,  first,  to  notice  several  things  in  which  the  glory  of 


90  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

this  our  latter  house  may  exceed  the  glory  of  the  former. 

It  is  a  monument  of  Christian  benevolence,  and  a  re- 
newed evidence  of  God's  goodness.  We  remember  the  de- 
spondency with  which  we  once  stood  on  these  former  ruins 
and  contemplated  the  destruction  of  our  hopes.  But  now 
we  assemble  on  this  spot,  consecrated  to  God,  to  rejoice  in 
that  goodness  which  hath  again  restored  to  us  the  privileges 
of  the  sanctuary.  As  we  sit  here  to  enjoy  the  blessings  of 
this  sacred  place,  we  cannot  fail  to  ask,  who,  amidst  the  de- 
privation of  our  worldly  hopes,  hath  administered  to  our  re- 
lief? What  hand  hath  reared  from  the  dust  this  goodly 
structure,  and  reanimated  our  fallen  countenances?  It  is 
the  kind  hand  of  Christian  charity — that  unseen  hand  which 
is  moved  by  a  heart  of  Christian  sympathy  to  extend  its 
blessings  to  all  who  are  in  need — which  searches  out  with 
assiduity  the  humblest  child  of  want,  and  while  it  reaches 
forth  the  blessings  of  the  Gospel  to  the  poor  and  untaught 
of  other  lands,  leaves  not  the  unfortunate  at  home  to  the 
bitterness  of  neglect.  It  is  to  this  hand  that  we  owe  the 
privileges  of  this  sacred  place.  While  we  render  to  our 
benefactors,  individually  and  collectively,  the  tribute  of  a 
grateful  heart,  let  it  not  be  forgotten  that  this  house  honors 
the  religion  we  profess,  because  it  exhibits  the  triumph  of 
Christian  sympathy  over  the  natural  selfishness  of  man.  It 
shows  the  strength  of  that  Christian  attachment  by  which 
the  whole  spiritual  body  is  united  together  under  Christ  the 
living  head.  It  is  a  token  of  love,  and  a  sure  pledge  that 
so  long  as  Christian  influence  shall  continue  to  bless  the 
world,  it  will  be  exerted  to  alleviate  human  woe ;  to  hasten 
the  progress  of  peace  and  good  will  till  it  shall  carry  into 
every  land,  and  diffuse  among  all  nations,  the  holy  and 
benevolent  spirit  of  Jesus.  Let  this  house,  then,  be  conse- 
crated as  a  monument  of  Christian  benevolence.  Let  there 
never  be  witnessed  an  appeal  made  here  to  our  Christian 
sympathies  in  vain ;  and  from  whatever  quarter  it  shall  rise 
In  its  majestic  beauty  upon  our  eye,  let  it  carry  the  impres- 
sion to  our  hearts,  whenever  the  sacred  cause  of  humanity 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  91 

is  pleaded,  and  as  ye  would  that  others  should  do  unto  you, 
do  ye  even  so  to  them.  Let  it  bear  down  to  other  genera- 
tions a  testimony  which  is  so  honorable  to  the  Gospel  which 
we  love  and  cherish. 

But  in  rendering  this  just  tribute  to  our  Christian 
friends,  we  are  not  to  forget  the  goodness  of  God  in  the 
direction  of  this  joyful  event :  we  acknowledge  his  gracious 
hand  in  the  supply  of  all  our  mercies ;  and  in  this  kind  re- 
gard of  our  spiritual  wants,  he  hath  turned  our  mourning  in- 
to laughter,  and  our  heaviness  into  joy.  The  man  who  can 
look  with  a  cold  selfishness  on  everything  he  possesses,  and 
feel  that  for  it  he  is  indebted  only  to  his  own  wisdom  and 
strength,  hath  not  yet  learned  the  elements  of  religion,  and 
will  find  on  every  side  evidence  enough  to  stumble  his  self- 
taught  faith.  But  the  Christian  finds  his  happiness  in  the 
very  exercise  of  grateful  feelings  toward  God.  They  are  the 
emotions  of  a  child  toward  its  parent.  He  delights  to 
cherish  them.  They  are  not  servile,  but  honorable.  They 
honor  God ;  and  are  appropriate  to  us  as  beings  constantly 
dependent  on  his  bounty.  We  should  feel  that  the  blessings 
we  now  enjoy  the  gifts  of  His  immeasurable  goodness; 
nor  shall  we  fail  to  render  to  Him  the  constant  tribute  of 
grateful  praise. 

Again ;  the  more  clear  and  faithful  exhibition  of  the 
sacred  truth,  may  confer  a  glory  on  this  house  which  the 
other  did  not  possess.  It  is  the  dignity  and  importance  of 
the  purpose  to  which  this  sacred  building  is  appropriated 
which  confers  upon  it  its  glory.  The  ancient  Jewish  temple 
was  far  more  magnificent  than  the  new,  and  it  had  the  Urim 
and  Thummim,  and  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  which  the  latter 
had  not ;  but  it  wanted  that  which  no  worldly  splendor  could 
give  it,  the  presence  and  instruction  of  Jesus.  These  have 
lost  none  of  their  value  or  their  interest  by  the  lapse  of 
ages.  It  still  remains  true,  that  of  all  places  which  are 
erected  for  sacred  purposes,  that  is  the  most  glorious  where 
the  doctrines  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  Him  crucified,  are  the  most 
faithfully  preached.     Should  this  pulpit  be  the  means  of 


92  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

propagating-  other  sentiments  than  the  Gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ,  it  would,  in  view  of  His  true  disciples,  like  the 
ancient  temple  when  it  had  ceased  to  be  a  house  of  prayer, 
lose  all  its  glory. 

But  there  is  reason  to  believe,  not  only  that  this  event 
will  not  occur,  but  that  those  who  minister  here  will  exceed 
in  faithfulness  and  success  those  who  have  gone  before 
them.  This  belief  is  not  derived  from  a  knowledge  of  defect 
in  the  faithfulness  of  former  ministrations,  but  from  the 
character  of  the  present  age.  Since  the  time  when  the 
church  was  disenthralled  from  her  spiritual  bondage,  there 
has  been  a  gradual  improvement  in  the  mode  of  exhibiting 
the  truth  from  the  pulpit.  During  the  period  of  the  Refor- 
mation the  pulpit  was  made  almost  entirely  subservient  to 
party  purposes.  It  was  filled  with  the  creatures  of  the  ex- 
isting government,  and  those  were  ejected  whose  opinions 
and  influence  it  could  not  control.  Little  else  was  to  be 
heard  from  it  but  the  violent  discussions  of  controversy.  In 
later  times  it  is  no  discredit  to  the  holy  men  who,  like  Bax- 
ter, Owen,  Whitfield,  and  Edwards,  have  risen,  at  different 
periods,  with  primitive  purity  and  power  to  proclaim  the 
truth,  to  say  that  their  example  was  not  generally  followed. 
Never,  at  any  age,  has  the  preaching  of  the  Gospel  so  gener- 
ally assumed  the  point,  the  energy,  and  success  of  its  prim- 
itive ministration,  as  at  the  present  time.  Its  results  now 
more  nearly  resemble  the  results  of  apostolic  ministration. 
The  church  has  been  roused  up  to  make  more  vigorous  ef- 
forts for  the  advancement  of  Christ's  kingdom  than  ever; 
and  converts,  praying  devoted  converts,  are  flocking  into 
His  fold.  Why  should  it  not  be  so,  as  the  day  of  millenial 
glory  is  drawing  nigh  ?  It  is  what,  from  the  predictions  of 
the  sacred  word,  we  have  a  right  to  expect.  Nor  is  there 
reason  to  believe  that  the  truth  will  not  be  still  more  faith- 
fully preached  in  the  ages  to  come.  It  is  vain  to  presume 
that  we  have  arrived  at  that  point  of  perfection  which  is  not 
to  be  expected.  O  no,  my  brethren.  The  pulpit  is  destined 
to  be  still  more  faithful  to  the  souls  of  men.    A  deeper  and 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  93 

stronger  tone  of  piety  is  to  pervade  the  ministry,  and  a 
holier  incense  is  to  arise  from  the  altar  of  the  sanctuary  be- 
fore the  glorious  days  of  Zion  shall  come.  There  will  be  no 
new  Gospel  preached ;  but  this,  as  to  its  faithfulness  and 
power  of  application  to  the  consciences  of  men,  shall  be 
divested  of  every  thing  which  will  prevent  it  from  becoming 
more  eminently  successful  in  winning  souls  to  Christ.  Here 
may  stand  the  man,  who,  with  the  holy  eloquence  of  a 
blameless  life,  and  with  the  spirit  and  power  of  an  apostle, 
shall  more  successfully  move  the  heart  than  any  who  have 
gone  before  him.  These  walls  may  reverberate  with  the 
voice  of  more  earnest  and  thrilling  appeal  to  the  wandering 
sinner.  These  seats  may  be  filled  with  more  urgent  in- 
quirers after  salvation.  Here  the  more  powerful  influences 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  may  seal  the  truth,  and  the  solemn  still- 
ness of  the  multitudes  who  assemble  here  be  broken  by  the 
half  suppressed  sigh  of  a  wounded  spirit,  or  the  more  au- 
dible inquiries  of  the  burdened  soul,  "Men  and  brethren 
what  shall  we  do."  Here,  too,  may  the  Savior,  in  that  same 
hour,  speak  peace  to  the  troubled  conscience,  while  angels 
in  heaven  rejoice  over  the  sinners  saved.  In  all  this  power 
and  successfulness  of  the  truth  this  house  may  be  more 
glorious  than  the  former. 

Another  event  which  may  confer  glory  on  this  house  is, 
that  it  may  be  the  means  of  cultivating  a  higher  state  of 
Christian  feeling  and  effort  in  those  who  worship  here.  The 
period  is  gone  by  when  it  can  even  be  pretended  that  the 
church  of  Christ  may  innocently  slumber.  The  truth,  "My 
kingdom  is  not  of  this  world,"  is  making  a  deep  and  strong 
hold  on  the  hearts  of  Christians.  "Occupy  till  I  come,"  is  a 
command  which  is  now  interpreted  to  extend  down  to  the 
lowest  talents  which  are  found  in  the  ranks  of  the  Redeem- 
er. It  is  not  the  ministers,  and  the  office  bearers  in  the 
church  only,  who  are  accountable  as  intrusted  with  sacred 
duties ;  but  it  is  all  who  have  talents  to  influence,  wealth  to 
promote,  example  to  commend,  or  faith  to  plead  for  the 
coming  of  Christ's  kingdom.     There  is  no  danger  that  the 


94  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

church  will  be  subverted  by  the  efforts  of  private  Christians 
for  its  spiritual  advancement,  so  long  as  these  efforts  are 
confined  to  that  sphere  of  duty  which  the  Gospel  assigns 
them,  and  are  mingled  with  faith,  and  humble  dependence 
on  God.  In  the  spiritual  body  of  Christ,  "the  eye  cannot  say 
to  the  hand  I  have  no  need  of  thee ;  nor  again  the  head  to 
the  feet  I  have  no  need  of  you ;"  but  the  influence,  example, 
and  substance  of  all,  however  humble,  must  be  consecrated 
to  His  service.  There  is  a  station  which  every  one  who  has 
a  heart  to  do  something  for  Christ  may  occupy.  In  the 
army  of  salvation  it  is  the  prayers  and  labors  of  individual 
Christians  united  which  make  her  a  terror  to  her  enemies, 
and  mighty,  through  God,  to  the  pulling  down  of  strong- 
holds. She  advances  in  purity  and  in  power,  when  she  ad- 
vances in  holiness,  and  in  conformity  to  the  spirit  of  her 
Savior.  The  glory  of  a  church  consists  in  the  spiritual- 
mindedness  and  uniform  consistency  of  those  who  belong  to 
it.  This  is  its  real  glory.  This  rendered  Zion  the  joy  of  the 
whole  earth,  and  made  the  city  of  God  glorious.  It  is  not 
confined  to  the  church  as  a  body;  it  diffuses  itself  abroad; 
it  hallows  the  very  doors  of  the  sanctuary,  and  marks  that 
spot  as  the  loveliest  where  the  children  of  God  have  been 
most  blest.  Such  were  the  feelings  of  the  Psalmist  when  he 
said,  "How  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O  Lord  of  Hosts; 
my  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the  courts  of  the 
Lord." 

The  increased  devotedness  of  Christians  may  be  the 
means  of  conferring  a  glory  on  this  house  which  the  other 
never  possessed.  Here  may  the  reviving  and  blessed  in- 
fluences of  the  Spirit  be  given  in  answer  to  their  prayers, 
and  the  mighty  wheels  of  benevolent  efforts  be  rolled  on- 
ward which  shall  bear  the  joyful  tidings  of  salvation  to  every 
land.  Here  may  multitudes  press  forward  and  join  them- 
selves to  those  who  are  walking  in  love  and  holiness  onward 
to  the  heavenly  Caanan.  O  how  glorious  will  Zion  of  the 
Lord  appear  when  there  shall  be  nothing  to  hurt  or  offend 
in  all  His  holy  mountain.    When  the  spirit  of  Christ  shall 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  95 

pervade  the  breast  of  all  who  meet  here,  and  with  one  heart 
and  one  voice  they  shall  mingle  their  praises.  When  they 
shall  carry  forth  into  the  world  the  sacred  emotions  which 
are  here  enkindled,  and  a  living  Christianity,  with  its  holy 
influence,  shall  bless  every  spot  where  sin  had  reigned. 

This  house  may  exceed  the  former  in  glory  in  its  being 
honored  with  the  more  evident  presence  of  Jesus.  It  is  not 
the  visible  splendor  of  a  sacred  edifice  which  renders  it 
glorious  in  the  eye  of  the  Christian,  so  much  as  the  Savior's 
presence  which  is  manifested  there.  There  may  be  much 
to  catch  the  eye,  and  awaken  pride,  in  the  pomp  or  super- 
ficial decoration,  but  the  Christian's  affections  are  kindled 
by  communion  with  that  invisible  Savior  who  deigns  to 
visit  with  his  blessing  every  spot  where  his  children  meet. 
It  is  the  dignity  and  the  glory  of  the  being  who  invests  the 
place,  that  in  the  eye  of  the  Christian  disciple  confers  on  the 
meanest  solitude  which  is  sought  for  prayer,  more  real 
honor  than  a  palace.  Hence  the  ancient  disciples  left  the 
goodly  stones  of  the  Jewish  temple,  and  all  its  fictitious 
glory,  for  the  real  presence  of  Jesus  in  the  dens  and  caves 
of  the  earth.  These  were  more  glorious  in  their  view  than 
the  accumulated  wealth  and  splendor  of  ages  in  a  place 
where,  through  the  predominance  of  a  false  religion,  the 
Savior  was  excluded. 

If  Christ  should  deign  to  visit  this  sanctuary  with  the 
more  evident  demonstrations  of  His  presence,  it  would  in- 
deed become  more  glorious  in  our  view.  It  is  an  event  which 
we  ought  confidently  to  expect,  and  more  earnestly  to  seek. 
He  has  promised  to  be  in  the  place  where  his  disciples  meet. 
In  proportion  as  they  desire  his  presence  it  will  be  given 
them.  We  have  been  taught  by  our  own  experience  the 
folly  of  trusting  in  the  world;  and  it  may  lead  us  to  repose 
our  confidence  in  that  heavenly  friend,  and  more  faithfully 
to  serve  him.  Assembled  as  his  disciples,  we  may  more  sen- 
sibly feel  his  gracious  visitations.  Seasons  of  communion 
may  become  seasons  of  higher  joy.  Here  may  the  afflicted 
receive  comfort,  the  disconsolate  be  cheered  with  hope,  the 


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despairing  relieved,  and  the  heavy-ladened  sinner  find  rest. 
Here  may  there  be  an  asylum  for  the  wretched,  where,  into 
the  ear  of  the  Savior,  may  be  poured  those  griefs  which  are 
ineffable,  except  to  him  who  knows  the  heart  which  feels 
them,  and  with  an  unseen,  but  gracious  hand,  can  dry  up 
their  source.  Here  may  be  erected  the  mercy  seat  where 
Jesus  shall  give  audience  and  acceptance  to  the  fond  parent 
who  approaches,  with  humble  faith,  to  plead  for  the  salva- 
tion of  his  children.  To  those  who  here  gather  around  the 
sacramental  board,  the  presence  of  Jesus  may  make  it  a 
heaven  on  the  earth.  Angels,  and  spirits  of  the  just,  in- 
visible, may  attend  their  Lord  and  unite  in  the  praises  which 
shall  ascend  from  the  hearts  of  His  humble  worshippers.  In 
all  this  real  excellency  of  the  Savior's  presence,  this  latter 
house  may  be  more  glorious  than  the  former. 

This  house  may  be  rendered  more  glorious  by  the  out- 
pouring of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  the  conversion  of  sinners. 
This  event  is  intimately  connected  with  the  glory  of  Christ's 
church.  The  conversion  of  one  sinner  occasions  joy  in  the 
presence  of  the  angels  of  God ;  and  surely,  by  the  multiplied 
triumphs  of  Almighty  grace,  the  Christian's  heart  must  be 
made  glad.  In  no  respect  does  the  church  more  nearly  re- 
semble that  of  ancient  times,  than  in  the  revivals  of  religion 
which  are  increasing  in  numbers  and  adding  to  its  graces. 
Revivals  are  the  gift  of  God,  which  He  may  confer  how  and 
when  He  pleases,  but  which  He  does  not  see  fit  to  withhold 
from  the  humble  faith  and  earnest  applications  of  His  chil- 
dren. Till  within  a  few  years  they  have  been  comparatively 
infrequent.  In  the  lapse  of  a  large  portion  of  the  visible 
church  from  its  primeval  purity,  it  had  almost  been  forgot- 
ten that  revivals  were  its  birthright.  They  were  regarded 
as  the  product  of  a  miraculous  age,  rather  than  the  result 
of  faith,  prayer,  and  effort,  accompanied  with  the  blessings 
of  God's  Spirit.  When  the  church  began  to  go  back  to  the 
Bible,  and  revivals  returned  to  bless  the  world,  they  were  by 
many  viewed  as  the  overflowings  of  enthusiasm,  the  de- 
vices of  the  enemy.    Strange  that  the  work  of  the  blessed 


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FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  97 

Jesus,  by  which  the  eyes  of  so  many  blind  sinners  have  been 
opened,  should,  in  this  age,  and  by  such  men,  be  regarded  as 
the  work  of  Satan !  But  the  saint  who,  with  deeply  imbued 
piety  had  drawn  his  opinions  from  the  oracles  of  truth,  and 
who  while  he  prayed  was  watching,  lifting  up  his  eyes  and 
saw  with  joy  that  the  angel  bearing  the  everlasting  Gospel 
had  begun  his  flight  through  the  midst  of  heaven. 

Revivals  are  yielding  back  to  the  church  its  primitive 
glory.  In  proportion  as  their  blessings  are  experienced, 
they  will  be  more  earnestly  sought.  They  will  multiply  the 
friends  of  the  Redeemer,  and  enable  the  church  to  sustain 
and  carry  forward  its  mighty  plans  of  benevolence.  Does 
the  field  of  the  world  seem  too  vast,  the  people  scattered 
over  it  too  ignorant,  and  the  church  too  weak?  Let  her 
go  forward  with  a  strong  faith,  and  in  the  spirit  of  depen- 
dence, and  God  will  raise  up  friends  for  her.  Does  she  see 
dissension  at  home,  and  tremble  lest  she  should  be  obliged 
to  retire  before  her  work  is  accomplished?  Let  her  still  go 
forward.  The  Lord  shall  pour  out  his  Spirit,  and  the  waves 
of  dissension  shall  be  rolled  to  the  shore.  The  silver  and 
the  gold  of  her  former  enemies  shall  be  brought  with  a 
friendly  hand  to  the  Lord,  and  their  revelings  be  turned  into 
the  voice  of  praise.  'T  will  pour  out  my  Spirit,"  said  God, 
"upon  all  flesh."  In  the  accomplishment  of  this  event  the 
church  will  be  rendered  glorious.  It  will  extend  its  glory  to 
the  very  place  where  the  people  of  God  meet ;  and  this 
house,  which  is  reared  with  hands,  may  become  the  spiritual 
birthplace  of  many  a  burdened  soul.  Precious  in  their  sight 
will  be  the  Bethel  where  they  find  the  Lord.  Glorious  in- 
deed will  be  this  sanctuary,  if  it  should  become  the  gate  of 
heaven  to  those  who  worship  here. 

It  is  the  anticipation  of  this  event  which  confers  an 
amazing  interest  on  this  sacred  place.  Why  have  these 
walls  been  reared,  and  these  seats  filled  with  a  crowd  of 
earnest  listeners?  It  is  because  the  Savior  here  meets  with 
His  disciples ;  and,  humbled  at  his  feet,  sinners  too  may 
taste  his  grace.    Here  they  may  obtain  deliverance  from  sin. 


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Here  they  may  learn  to  sustain  every  trial  which  flesh  is 
heir  to,  and  to  descend  into  the  grave  with  the  song  of  vic- 
tory. Who  can  tell  what  accessions  may  be  made  to  the 
songs  and  praises  of  eternity  by  the  worship  of  this  house? 
The  saints  in  heaven  who  here  find  the  Savior,  may  look 
down  with  interest  on  this  holy  spot  where  they  first  tasted 
of  Redeeming  love,  and  it  may  be  held  by  them  in  everlast- 
ing remembrance.  Thus  are  we  encouraged  to  believe  that 
the  glory  of  this  latter  house  may  exceed  the  glory  of  the 
former  in  all  that  which  constitutes  the  real  glory  of  an 
earthly  temple. 

I  proceed,  secondly,  to  make  such  practical  remarks  as 
are  suggested  by  the  past  dealing  of  God's  providence  with 
us,  and  by  the  occasion  on  which  we  meet. 

We  are  taught  by  our  past  affliction  to  form  a  right 
estimate  of  the  value  of  earthly  things,  and  to  lay  up  our 
treasure  in  heaven.  When  we  behold  the  hopes  which  have 
been  long  fastened  on  worldly  objects,  in  a  moment  dis- 
sipated, it  should  be  an  instructive  lesson  to  admonish  us  not 
to  estimate  them  beyond  their  real  value.  How  often  do  we 
hear  it  said  that  riches  take  to  themselves  wings  and  fly 
away.  But  we  cannot  believe  it  till  we  have  proved  it  by 
our  own  experience.  We  are  unwilling  to  be  taught  by  oth- 
ers, but  must  make  the  trial  ourselves  of  how  little  value  the 
world  is,  compared  with  our  souls.  Happy  will  it  be  for  us, 
if  we  are  not  left  to  gain  this  knowledge  in  eternity. 

The  counsel  of  God's  word  is,  that  the  time  is  short.  "It 
remaineth  that  they  that  weep,  be  as  those  who  wept  not; 
and  they  that  rejoice,  as  though  they  rejoiced  not ;  and  they 
that  buy,  as  though  they  possessed  not ;  and  they  that  use 
this  world,  as  not  abusing  it,  for  the  fashion  of  this  world 
passeth  away."  This  we  are  convinced  is  true ;  yet  we  do 
not  have  that  abiding  sense  of  it  which  is  given  by  the  actual 
vision  of  our  hopes  on  the  wing  to  leave  us.  Can  there  be 
an  event  which  should  more  deeply  impress  us  with  the 
transitory  nature  of  earthly  things,  than  that  which  is  this 
day  brought  to  our  remembrance  ?    It  is  the  dictate  of  true 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  99 

wisdom  to  estimate  things  according  to  their  real  worth. 
But  if,  notwithstanding  the  evidence  of  the  sacred  truth,  and 
the  light  we  derive  from  our  past  experience,  we  are  not 
yet  convinced  that  it  is  best  to  lay  up  our  treasures  in 
heaven,  we  need  but  wait  for  the  judgment  day,  when  we 
shall  see  our  error  in  the  light  of  a  conflagrated  world. 

Here  the  treasures  we  lay  up  are  corruptible.  A  thou- 
sand dangers  lay  in  wait  to  strip  the  rich  man  of  his  wealth, 
or  beset  the  path  of  him  who  would  become  rich ;  they  haunt 
the  sleeping  moments,  and  fill  him  with  constant  alarm.  But 
the  man  who  lays  up  his  treasures  in  heaven  is  secure 
against  disappointment.  He  has  peace  of  mind  in  their  pos- 
session, and  eternal  satisfaction  in  their  enjoyment;  for 
moth  and  rust  cannot  corrupt,  neither  can  thieves  break 
through  and  steal,  and  no  devouring  element  can  reach 
them. 

The  satisfaction  which  a  man  enjoys  by  the  possession 
of  wealth  is  but  momentary.  Admit  that  for  three- 
score years  and  ten  he  shall  have  undisputed  possession  of 
all  that  he  can  use,  yet  then  he  will  be  poor.  Death  will 
render  him  as  poor  as  the  meanest  slave.  We  brought  noth- 
ing into  this  world,  and  it  is  certain  that  we  can  carry  noth- 
ing out  of  it.  But  he  who  lays  up  his  treasures  in  heaven  is 
rich.  As  he  advances  in  life,  the  richer  he  becomes  in  ex- 
pectancy, till  death  puts  him  in  possession  of  it  all.  The 
man  whose  wealth  is  on  the  earth,  at  the  judgment  day  will 
rise  a  poor  man,  shorn  of  all  his  splendor.  Here  on  the 
earth,  it  is  true,  are  the  monuments  of  his  pride,  his  houses, 
his  lands,  and  his  fine  estates ;  but  then  he  can  enjoy  them 
no  longer.  The  world  is  in  flames,  and  all  is  lost.  But  the 
Christian's  possessions  are  not  imperiled  by  the  changes  of 
that  dread  moment.  His  riches  no  man  can  take  from  him. 
He  shall  find  them  all  when  he  shall  awake  in  the  likeness  of 
his  Redeemer :  and  when  all  things  temporal  shall  be  dis- 
solved he  can  stand  upon  the  smouldering  ruins  of  the  world, 
and  feel  that  its  loss  is  his  unspeakable  gain. 

We  may  learn  the  importance  of  being  constantly  pre- 


100  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

pared  to  meet  every  danger  to  which  we  are  exposed.  The 
suddenness  of  our  temporal  calamities,  in  general,  leaves  no 
time  for  preparation.  They  come  as  in  a  moment.  Like  the 
traveler  in  the  Arabian  desert  who  sees  the  approaching 
whirlwind,  and  scarcely  essays  to  escape  before  he  is  buried 
beneath  a  mountain  of  sand ;  so  unexpected  are  the  evils  we 
suffer.  Perhaps  when  we  think  all  is  prosperous,  and  sit 
contentedly  beneath  the  shade  of  our  gourd,  there  is  a  worm 
at  its  root  which  suddenly  cuts  down  the  object  of  our  hope. 
Death,  like  a  strong  man  armed,  breaks  into  our  enclosure 
and  bears  off  a  beloved  friend.  We  had  often  watched  over 
that  friend  in  sickness,  and  seen  him  recover,  and  we  fondly 
expect  that  it  will  be  so  again.  It  is  not  till  that  eye  has 
set,  that  pulse  ceases  to  beat,  and  that  dying  gasp,  that  we 
feel  that  he  is  gone.  Death  is  at  last  as  unexpected  as  if  he 
had  not  signified  his  approach.  Thus  it  is  in  the  case  of  a 
dying  friend,  and  so  it  may  be  with  us.  If  we  are  not  pre- 
pared for  death  while  in  health,  we  shall  not  be  prepared  on 
its  approach.  If  we  have  not  that  reconciliation  to  God, 
through  the  blood  of  his  Son,  which  will  arm  us  against 
every  worldly  fear,  we  shall  not  possess  it  when  that  fear  is 
awakened,  and  that  danger  comes.  We  may  insure  our 
property  against  the  devouring  elements,  but  no  insurance 
will  stand  the  soul  against  the  fires  of  God's  wrath,  but  that 
which  is  not  effected  by  believing  in  the  Son  of  God.  Let 
your  faith  then  now  fasten  on  the  Savior.  Make  Him  your 
friend  who  hath  said,  "I  will  never  leave  thee,  nor  forsake 
thee,"  and  you  will  be  sustained  by  His  arm  when  all  who  do 
not  make  that  arm  their  trust  shall  sink  in  everlasting  ruin. 

My  friends,  are  you  still  impenitent?  What  means  shall 
God  use  more  effectually  to  convince  you  of  the  vanity  of 
your  worldly  hopes  than  those  which  he  has  already  em- 
ployed? Say  not  that  if  we  had  lived  in  the  days  of  the 
apostles,  when  signs  and  wonders  were  wrought,  we  should 
have  believed ;  but  open  your  eyes  to  the  course  you  now 
pursue  in  the  midst  of  the  warnings  of  His  providence,  and 
the  invitations  of  His  mercy.    Let  the  scenes  of  terror  you 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  101 

have  witnessed  remind  you  of  the  judgment  day,  when  the 
Almighty  Judge  shall  descend  in  all  his  pomp  and  majesty 
from  heaven,  and  the  voice  of  the  archangel  shall  break  the 
slumbers  of  the  dead.  Sudden  will  be  the  occurence  of  that 
event.  Weak,  indeed,  is  language  to  paint  the  scenes  which 
will  then  burst  upon  your  view.  As  it  was  in  the  day  when 
God  rained  fire  out  of  heaven  upon  Sodom,  such  will  be  the 
terror  of  that  day  to  the  wicked.  They  shall  call  on  the 
mountains  and  on  the  rocks  to  hide  them  from  the  face  of 
Him  that  sitteth  on  the  throne.  The  cloud  of  God's  indig- 
nation is  growing  darker  and  darker  over  your  head ;  and 
when  on  that  day,  like  the  collected  thunders  of  the  uni- 
verse, it  shall  burst  upon  the  wicked,  where  will  you  stand ; 
what  power  can  shield  you  from  the  arm  of  the  angry 
Judge  ? 

But  see  yonder  !  Who  are  those  arrayed  in  white  robes, 
with  palms  in  their  hands?  No  terror  clouds  their  brow — 
no  wrath  drives  them  headlong  down  the  abyss.  Hark ! 
What  music  rises  from  those  harps  of  gold!  What  rap- 
turous songs  of  joy  burst  forth  from  those  lips?  What  shout 
of  victory  is  that?  It  is  the  voice  of  the  redeemed — of  that 
multitude  which  no  man  can  number,  returned  to  Zion  with 
songs,  and  everlasting  joy  upon  their  heads.  O  happy,  happy 
throng!  who  have  seen  the  miserable  end  of  all  who  trusted 
in  the  world,  and  now  go  to  enjoy  the  treasures  laid  up  for 
you  in  heaven — in  that  world  where  there  is  no  night,  and 
they  need  no  candle,  neither  light  of  the  sun,  for  the  Lord 
God  shall  them  light,  and  they  shall  reign  forever  and  ever. 

Do  you  enjoy,  my  Christian  friends,  the  glorious  hope 
of  thus  meeting  your  Savior?  Cultivate,  I  beseech  you,  a 
nearer  and  more  intimate  communion  with  Him.  Let  it  be 
the  object  of  your  life  to  glorify  God  your  Redeemer.  Be 
warned  by  His  providence  to  fix  on  Him  your  hopes,  so  shall 
you  abide  safe  beneath  the  shadow  of  His  wings. 

Finally,  the  circumstances  of  mercy  in  which  we  are 
met  demand  of  us  entire  devotedness  to  His  service.  The 
goodness  of  God  hath  shown  out  from  behind  the   cloud 


102  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

which  for  a  season  obscured  His  glory.  Our  terror  is  ex- 
changed for  joy;  our  despondency  for  hope;  and  we  are  not 
enabled,  with  the  eye  of  faith  to  view  the  glory  of  God  to  be 
displayed  in  this  sanctuary.  What,  then,  are  the  emotions 
of  your  heart,  who,  for  the  first  time,  assemble  here?  Is 
it  your  desire  that  the  glory  of  this  latter  house  may  exceed 
the  glory  of  the  former?  Do  you  wish  to  behold  saints  re- 
joicing here,  and  sinners  flocking  to  the  Savior?  Is  your 
heart  kindled  by  the  distant  prospect  of  the  coming  glory  of 
Christ's  kingdom ;  and  do  your  prayers  even  now  ascend  for 
His  blessing  to  be  poured  out  upon  this  sacred  place?  Re- 
member that  the  victory  is  not  yet  won.  You  have  duties  to 
perform ;  and  on  the  faithful  performance  of  them  depends, 
in  a  high  degree,  the  future  glory  of  this  church.  It  depends 
on  you  whether  the  labors  of  a  devoted,  faithful,  and  self- 
denying  ministry,  shall  here  be  sustained ;  or  whether, 
through  your  worldliness  or  indifference,  it  shall  fail  of  that 
success  which  your  cordial  support  and  co-operation  can 
give  it.  It  depends  on  you  whether  the  Gospel  shall  here  be 
preached  in  its  purity,  and  the  flame  of  piety  continue  to 
burn  with  increasing  brightness,  or  its  light  shall  become 
feeble  and  extinct.  It  depends  on  you  whether  this  house 
shall  be  a  house  of  prayer,  and  promote  the  peace,  union  and 
holiness  of  this  church,  or  be  the  occasion  of  its  dissension 
and  ruin.  It  depends  on  you,  under  God,  whether  the 
abundant  refreshings  of  His  grace  shall  be  here  enjoyed,  or 
the  fair  hopes  of  Zion,  through  your  sterility,  be  blasted.  It 
depends  on  you  whether  the  plans  formed  for  the  glory  of 
Christ's  kingdom  shall  be  carried  forward ;  or  fail,  to  the 
derision  of  the  church's  enemies,  and  the  dishonor  of  God. 

Whether  this  church  shall  share  or  not  in  the  prospec- 
tive glory  of  the  Redeemer's  kingdom,  one  thing  is  certain ; 
that  if  you  who  enjoy  these  sacred  privileges  fail  to  improve 
them,  it  may  be  the  burden  of  your  sorrow  for  eternity,  that 
here  there  was  a  feast  of  love  spread,  but  you  would  not 
taste ;  that  here  the  streams  of  mercy  flowed,  but  you  would 
not  drink ;  that  here  the  gate  of  heaven  was  open,  but  you 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  103 

would  not  enter  it.  May  this  day,  in  which  we  dedicate  this 
sanctuary,  be  the  day  of  your  consecration  to  God.  Let 
your  heart  now  go  forth  to  meet  the  Savior ;  renounce  your 
sins,  and  by  faith  in  Jesus  lay  hold  on  life  eternal. 

In  the  prospect  of  the  coming-  glory  of  Christ's  king- 
dom, and  with  earnest  prayer  that  God  would  glorify  Him- 
self by  granting  the  blessings  of  His  presence  to  those  who 
worship  here,  it  becomes  us  solemnly  to  set  apart  this  house 
for  His  service.  Come,  then,  my  brethren,  and  unite  with 
me  in  dedicating  this  sacred  structure  to  Him. 

O  God,  who  are  invisible,  but  who  with  thy  presence 
doth  visit  every  spot  where  thy  children  meet,  this  sanc- 
tuary, reared  from  the  ashes,  the  token  of  thy  love,  we  dedi- 
cate to  thee !  Father  in  heaven,  who  doth  watch  over  thy 
creatures  with  paternal  tenderness,  and  whose  severest 
chastisements  are  mingled  with  mercy,  we  consecrate  it  to 
thee! 

Jesus  our  Savior,  Lamb  of  God,  who  died  for  us,  and 
with  thy  blood  doth  cleanse  away  our  sin,  to  thee  we  dedi- 
cate it !  Holy  Spirit,  the  Life  of  our  souls,  our  Sanctifier 
and  Comforter,  we  consecrate  it  to  thee !  Let  these  walls, 
O  God,  this  sacred  desk,  these  seats,  and  all  these  thy  crea- 
tures who  bow  before  thee,  be  forever  devoted  to  thy  serv- 
ice. Withhold  not  thy  presence  on  account  of  our  sins,  but 
fill  this  place  with  thy  glory.  Delight  to  bless  this  sanctuary. 
Here  meet  with  thy  children,  and  satisfy  the  desires  of  their 
souls.  Here  may  the  Gospel  be  preached  in  its  purity,  and 
be  accompanied  with  the  abundant  tokens  of  thy  favor. 
May  the  glory  of  this  latter  house  be  greater  than  the  glory 
of  the  former.  Let  those  who  worship  here  love  thy  sacred 
name,  and  bear  down  thy  praise  to  other  generations. 

Impart  thy  blessing  to  those  whose  Christian  kindness 
we  have  experienced.  May  they,  with  us,  be  found  at  last 
among  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord,  in  that  world  where  thy 
glorious  presence  is  seen  and  felt.  And  when  our  worship 
on  earth  shall  be  finished,  let  us  rise  with  songs   of  joy  to 


104  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

recommence  thy  praise  in  thine  everlasting  temple  on  high. 
And  to  God  only  wise,  the  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Spirit, 
shall  be  rendered  eternal  praises.    Amen. 


Synod  met  July  27,  1815,  at  this  place.  Messrs.  Chalmers 
and  Davis  do  make  necessary  arrangements  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  members  of  Synod. 

Messrs.  Stedman  and  Warden  do  see  that  their  horses  be 
provided  for.  And  that  the  Moderator  wait  on  the  several 
members  on  their  arrival  in  town  and  direct  them  to  their  re- 
spective places  of  abode. 


May  26,  1828:  The  Session  requests  the  Moderator  (Rev. 
James  G.  Hamner)  to  converse  with  those  members  of  the 
church  who  have  attended  the  circus. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  105 


APPENDIX 

The  account  which  is  given  of  the  destruction  of  Fay- 
etteville,  in  the  following  letters  and  communication,  may- 
be interesting  to  those  who  wish  to  retain  the  remembrance 
of  that  event.  The  first  letter  was  written  on  the  night  of 
the  fire,  and  conveyed  the  first  intelligence  of  this  calamity 
to  many  who  reside  in  the  northern  section  of  the  country. 
It  was  my  intention  to  have  written  a  narrative  of  the  prin- 
cipal facts,  and  appended  it  to  this  discourse ;  but  it  is  pre- 
sumed more  interest  will  attach  itself  to  those  descriptions 
which  were  given  at  the  time. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  National  Gazette  : 

Fayetteville,  N.  C, 

May  29,  1831. 
Sir :— FAYETTEVILLE  IS  NO  MORE!  This  morning  the  sun 
rose  upon  us  in  its  beauty,  and  with  gladdened  hearts  we  flocked  to 
the  churches  of  our  God — now  we  are  in  RUINS.  But  two  stores 
of  all  this  place  contained  are  standing.  The  rest  are  entirely  con- 
sumed. Nothing  but  stacks  of  tottering  chimneys  remain  to  tell 
the  place  where  Fayetteville  was. 

Except  in  the  outskirts  of  the  town,  and  in  those  streets  which 
are  a  little  off  from  the  centre  of  our  town,  not  a  dwelling  house  re- 
mains. All  the  churches,  with  the  exception  of  the  Methodist,  which 
is  distant  from  the  centre  of  the  town,  are  destroyed.  The  academy, 
the  two  splendid  hotels,  our  printing  offices,  the  two  banks,  the  old 
State  House,  every  apothecary's  shop,  and  some  of  our  mills,  are  in 
ashes. 

The  fire  communicated  (it  is  supposed)  from  a  chimney,  pre- 
cisely in  the  centre  of  the  town,  and  spread  with  inconceivable 
rapidity  through  every  street.  It  was  just  after  the  congregation 
had  been  dismissed,  about  half  past  12  o'clock,  when  the  fire  was 
first  discovered,  and  in  less  than  one  hour  and  a  half,  our  village  was 
literally  a  "sea  of  flame."  The  goods  were  consumed  in  the  streets, 
the  engines  were  burnt  at  their  stands.  Some  who  had  property 
removed  to  a  distance  in  expectation  of  safety,  were  disappointed; 
too  soon  the  devouring  element  reached  them.  The  churches,  though 
at  a  distance  from  each  other,  were  soon  in  flames.  The  tall  steeple 
of  the  Presbyterian  church  seemed  a  pyramid  of  fire;  for  awhile  it 
stood  firm,  soon  the  bell  descended  with  a  crash  —  the  steeple 
trembled,  tottered  and  fell.  The  Episcopal  church,  which  apparently 
caught  at  the  same  time,  was  soon  in  ashes. 


106  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


As  I  wandered  through  the  outskirts  of  the  place  to  administer 
relief,  so  far  as  possible,  to  the  distressed,  my  heart  sunk  within  me. 
The  sick  were  borne  out  of  their  houses,  and  were  lying  on  pallets 
in  the  street.  Others,  faint  and  exhausted,  were  reclining  on  the 
beds  which  had  been  thrown  out.  Every  moment  our  ears  were 
stunned  with  the  explosion  of  powder  to  demolish  the  buildings 
which  might  stay  the  flames.  But  although  many  were  thus  leveled, 
there  was  not  strength  to  pull  the  timbers  from  the  reach  of  the 
conflagration. 

It  is  impossible  to  paint  the  heart-rending  scenes  which  every- 
where occured.  Parents  were  inquiring  for  their  children  and  chil- 
dren  for  their  parents  and  in  every  countenance  reigned   despair. 

I  have  been  round  the  fire  in  every  direction,  and  the  above 
statements  are  the  result  of  my  own  observation.  From  where  I 
now  write  I  can  perceive,  for  the  extent  of  nearly  half  a  mile,  the 
light  which  flashes  up  from  the  smouldering  ruins.  A  very  small 
portion  of  the  property  was  insured.  Most  of  the  people  lost  their 
all!  Our  distress  may  be  partially  imagined,  but  cannot  be  justly 
conceived  of.  Much  bodily  injury  was  experienced,  but,  so  far  as  it 
is  at  present  known,  no  lives  were  lost.  What  results  may  be  as- 
certained when  our  friends  are  collected,  it  is  impossible  to  say. 

Yours  with  respect, 
HENRY  A.  ROWLAND,  Junr. 

To  the  Editors  of  the  New  York  Journal  of  Commerce : 

Fayetteville,  N.  C, 

May  30,  1831. 
Gentlemen — By  this  time  you  must  have  heard  that  FAYETTE- 
VILLE IS  IN  ASHES.  But  two,  or  at  most  three  stores,  at  the  foot 
of  Haymount,  are  all  that  remain  standing;  all  the  rest  are  entirely 
consumed.  Three  churches,  the  academy,  the  two  banks,  the  two 
splendid  hotels,  the  old  State  House,  the  printing  offices,  and  as  near- 
ly as  can  be  estimated,  one  hundred  and  five  stores,  independently  of 
warehouses,  dwelling  houses,  and  outhouses  of  various  descriptions, 
and  mills,  occupying  an  area  of  about  half  a  square  mile,  are  com- 
pletely burnt  up.  The  fire  took  yesterday  soon  after  the  several 
congregations  were  dismissed  from  worship,  about  fifteen  minutes 
before  one  o'clock,  and  springing  from  room  to  roof,  it  spread  with 
such  amazing  rapidity  that  in  one  hour  and  a  half  the  column  of 
smoke  and  flame  seemed  to  rise  from  the  whole  town  at  once.  I 
have  often  witnessed  conflagrations  in  our  cities,  but  never  before 
did  I  behold  an  universal  annihilation.  Except  in  the  scattering 
houses  in  the  streets  off  from  our  village,  the  dwelling  houses  are 
all  destroyed.  The  goods  which  were  thrown  into  the  streets,  or 
conveyed,  as  it  was  supposed,  at  a  safe  distance  from  the  flames,  ex- 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  107 


cept  the  few  that  were  saved  by  repeated  removals,  were  all  con- 
sumed. Every  inflammable  substance  over  the  whole  extent  of  the 
field  of  wind  is  reduced  to  ashes.  Merciful  Heaven !  to  what  de- 
struction hast  thou  brought  us  1  was  the  involuntary  expression  of 
every  heart. 

From  the  commencement  of  the  conflagration  everything  that 
was  possible  was  done  to  arrest  the  flames.  The  light  wood  pine 
buildings  which  were  interspersed  with  the  others,  and  the  wooden 
warehouses,  were  but  tinder.  The  engines  played  but  for  a  few 
minutes,  and  were  then  deserted  and  consumed.  Powder  seemed  our 
only  hope,  and  on  every  side  was  heard  the  thunder  and  the  shock 
of  buildings  which  were  blown  to  pieces.  This,  which  was  finally 
the  instrument  of  arresting  the  fire  in  several  directions,  would  have 
sooner  been  attended  with  success,  had  there  been  force  sufficient  to 
have  dragged  away  the  shattered  timbers;  but  so  exhausted  had  all 
become,  and  so  rapid  the  march  of  the  devouring  element,  that  it 
became  a  hopeless  attempt.  Our  only  alternative  was  to  retreat  be- 
fore it,  and  wait  a  favorable  issue  to  our  exertions.  In  about  three 
hours  and  a  half  the  fire  assuaged;  in  so  short  a  time  was  all  this 
ruin  accomplished. 

The  impression  made  on  our  hearts  is  indescribable;  despair 
seems  to  reign  in  every  countenance.  Not  a  tear  is  shed;  the  horror 
stricken  feelings  of  our  poor  sufferers  have  not  yielded  to  tears. 

We  are  now  crowded  together  in  the  outskirts  of  the  town,  and 
many  last  night  slept  in  the  open  air.  The  suffererings  of  our  people 
must  be  immense;  some  of  our  most  wealthy  citizens  are  stript  of 
all  their  property,  and  have  not  where  to  lay  their  heads.  Not  even 
their  clothes  were  saved.  Though  so  far  as  can  be  ascertained  no 
lives  were  lost,  yet  so  exhausted  and  faint  were  many  that  they 
threw  themselves  down  upon  whatever  chanced  to  be  near  them, 
and  others  fell  down  in  the  street,  and  were  obliged  to  be  carried 
home.  We  learn  that  numbers  are  sick;  and  to  complete  our  mis- 
fortunes, all  our  medicine  shops  and  medicine  is  destroyed. 

But  in  the  multitude  of  our  afflictions  we  have  reason  to  praise 
the  Lord  that  our  lives  were  spared.  Amidst  the  confusion,  and  the 
explosions  which  occurred,  it  would  seem  that  nothing  less  than  the 
special  protection  of  the  Almighty  defended  us  from  danger.  We 
have  reason  to  rejoice  that  our  flight  is  not  in  the  winter.  The  sea- 
son is  peculiarly  favorable.  It  is  our  hope,  that  by  the  blessing  of 
Providence,  before  the  season  for  the  fall  business  shall  arrive,  such 
provision  will  be  made  by  our  merchants  for  the  carrying  on  of 
business  that,  our  lives  may  be  sustained,  so  that  to  the  evils  of 
beggary,  may  not  be  added  those  of  starvation. 

Yours  with  respect, 
HENRY  A.   ROWLAND,  Junr. 


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DESTRUCTION  OF  FAYETTEVILLE 

Part  of  the  Communication  by  the  Editors  of  the  North 
Carolina  Journal,  and  Carolina  Observer 


"About  15  minutes  after  12  o'clock  a.  m.,  on  Sunday  last, 
the  citizens  of  Fayetteville  were  alarmed  by  the  cry  of 
Fire,  and  the  other  signals  used  on  such  occasions.  The 
roof  of  the  kitchen  belonging  to  Mr.  James  Kyle,  near  his 
brick  building  lately  erected  at  the  Northwest  corner  of 
Market  Square,  was  found  to  be  in  a  blaze,  but  to  so  in- 
considerable extent,  that  it  was  believed  the  efforts  made  to 
extinguish  it  would  certainly  be  successful.  Deceitful  hope  ! 
They  were  all  unavailing.  In  a  very  few  moments  the 
flames  extended  themselves  to  the  large  brick  building,  and 
to  many  small  wooden  buildings  in  its  vicinity.  In  a  few 
minutes  more  the  roof  of  the  Town  House  caught,  and  that 
building  was  soon  enveloped  in  flames.  From  thence  four 
large  torrents  of  flame  were  seen  pouring  in  as  many  direc- 
tions along  the  four  principal  streets  of  the  town  with  a 
rapidity  and  force  which  defied  all  stay  or  resistance.  In 
a  western  direction  the  fire  extended  itself  up  Hay  Street, 
on  the  right  hand  a  short  distance  beyond  the  point  of  its 
intersection  with  Old  Street,  extending  backwards  in  a 
northern  direction  to  the  very  edge  of  the  creek,  embracing 
in  its  devouring  sweep  the  intermediate  buildings  on  Old 
Street  and  Maiden  Lane.  And  on  the  left  as  far  as  Mr. 
Cannte's  wooden  building,  being  the  next  house  below  Mr. 
John  McRae's  long  row  of  wooden  buildings,  at  the  Wagon 
Yard,  extending  back  southwardly  to  Franklin  Street. 
Along  Green  Street  the  flames  progressed  northwardly, 
crossing  the  creek,  and  consuming  in  their  transit  Mr. 
Eccle's  mill,  store  and  dwelling-house,  and  the  handsome 
bridge  erected  a  few  years  since  by  the  town,  sweeping  be- 
fore them  many  valuable  buildings,  including  the  Episcopal 
Church,  on  the  right  hand  side  of  the  street,  until  they 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  109 

reached  the  private  residence  of  Jas.  Seawell,  Esq.,  which 
was  saved,  by  a  providential  turn  of  the  wind  and  the  active 
exertions  of  a  very  few  persons  with  water  and  blankets. 
On  the  left  hand  side  of  the  street  they  progressed  until 
they  were  stopped  at  the  house  of  J.  W.  Wright,  Esq.,  by 
blowing  it  up,  and  extended  back  until  they  reached  the 
house  of  T.  L.  Hybart,  Esq.,  which  was  saved  by  exertions 
of  great  activity  and  perseverance.  Along  Person  Street 
they  destroyed  every  building  on  both  sides  as  far  eastward- 
ly  as  a  few  doors  below  Liberty  Point,  including  the  store 
of  Mr.  Wm.  Mclntyre,  situate  on  the  opposite  point  formed 
by  the  junction  of  Person  Street  and  Cool  Spring  Alley,  ex- , 
tending  back  northwardly  as  far  as  the  edge  of  the  creek, 
consuming  the  Presbyterian  church,  Catholic  chapel,  and 
all  the  other  buildings  (with  the  exception  of  the  dwelling- 
house,  mills,  and  warehouse  of  Mr.  James  H.  Hooper,  all  of 
which  were  saved  with  much  exertion),  including  the  build- 
ings on  both  sides  of  Bow  Street.  Along  Gillespie  Street, 
the  flames  extended  as  far  as  the  State  Bank  building,  on 
the  right  hand  side,  which  being  nearly  fireproof  enabled 
the  citizens  to  contend  successfully  with  the  flames  at  that 
point,  and  to  save  that  building.  On  the  eastern  side  of  the 
street  they  destroyed  every  building  to  a  point  opposite  the 
State  Bank  building,  and  extending  eastwardly  so  far  as  to 
include  all  but  three  of  the  buildings  on  Dick  Street,  be- 
tween Person  and  Mumford  Streets. 

"It  is  impossible  to  form  any  correct  estimate  of  the 
entire  loss  in  real  estate.  There  probably  is  no  instance  in 
history  of  so  large  a  portion  of  a  town  being  consumed, 
where  it  was  not  the  result  of  voluntary  human  agency. 
The  fire  continued  to  rage  with  unabated  fury  until  about 
six  o'clock,  when,  by  the  blowing  up  of  houses,  and  the 
other  means  usual  on  such  occasions,  it  was  suddenly  de- 
prived of  food  for  its  raging  appetite. 

"The  public  buildings  destroyed  were,  the  Town  House, 
the  Cape  Fear  Bank,  the  Catholic  Chapel,  the  Presbyterian 
and  Episcopal  Churches,  the  Academy,  the  Lafayette  and 


110  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Mansion  Hotels.  The  building  in  which  the  United  States' 
Bank  did  business,  and  the  office  of  the  agency  of  the  State 
Bank,  were  also  destroyed,  but  as  they  were  merely  rented 
for  that  purpose,  they  were  not  put  down  as  public  build- 
ings. The  private  buildings  destroyed,  in  number  about 
SIX  HUNDRED,  would  require  a  long  catalogue  to  enumer- 
ate particularly. 

"But  besides  the  buildings,  immense  quantities  of  books, 
valuable  papers,  money,  household  furniture,  goods,  wares, 
merchandise,  and  produce,  were  destroyed.  Where  the 
fire  first  broke  out,  persons  near  the  scene  would  remove 
such  things  to  what  were  then  supposed  places  of  safety, 
but  by  the  time  they  would  get  them  fairly  deposited  they 
would  discover  the  flames  in  hot  pursuit  of  them,  and  would 
be  driven  to  further  efforts  for  the  security  of  their  val- 
uables, until  driven  from  place  to  place,  and  completely 
worn  down  with  their  exertions,  they  would  at  last  be  com- 
pelled to  abandon  them  to  the  power  of  the  merciless  flames. 
A  very  small  portion  of  any  of  these  articles  was  saved.  The 
amount  destroyed  it  is  difficult  to  estimate.  We  cannot  un- 
dertake to  offer  a  correct  list  of  the  houses,  or  even  point 
out  the  principal  sufferers.  It  would  be  infinitely  more  easy 
to  make  a  catalogue  of  those  of  our  citizens  that  have  not 
suffered." 

The  loss  on  this  occasion  has  been  variously  estimated, 
from  a  million  to  a  million  and  a  half  dollars.  No  sooner 
was  it  known  than  the  sympathies  of  the  whole  country 
awakened,  and  contributions  were  made  for  the  relief  of 
the  town.  In  Raleigh  and  Wilmington  prompt  measures 
were  taken  to  meet  with  kindness  and  liberality  our  neces- 
sities. The  return  of  every  mail  added  fresh  encourage- 
ment. The  contributions  were  unexampled  in  liberality 
from  every  part  of  our  country;  and  it  is  to  these,  that  in  a 
great  measure,  we  are  indebted  for  our  returning  prosper- 
ity. Our  merchants  were  received  with  the  greatest  kind- 
ness by  the  merchants  of  New  York,  who,  in  addition  to 
their  own  severe  losses  by  the  fire,  contributed  liberally  to 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  111 

the  town,  and  assisted,  by  the  credit  which  they  extended  to 
our  merchants,  to  re-establish  our  business.  The  amount 
contributed  for  the  relief  of  the  town  was  not  far  from  a 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  which  was  distributed  to  those 
for  whom  it  was  designed. 

As  no  part  of  the  fund  contributed  to  the  town  could  be 
appropriated  to  the  rebuilding  of  the  church,  and  as  there 
was  no  prospect  that  it  could  be  rebuilt  unless  special  effort 
was  made  for  this  purpose,  a  successful  effort  having  been 
made  just  before  the  fire  to  free  it  of  a  debt  of  several 
thousands  dollars,  and  as  the  means  could  not  now  be  ob- 
tained in  the  town,  it  was  resolved  by  the  session  to  be  ex- 
pedient to  solicit  aid  to  rebuild  the  church. 

The  following  was  adopted  by  the  session,  and  put  into 
my  hands : 

STATE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 

Church  Session  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Fayetteville, 
June  4th,  1831 

The  Lord,  in  his  righteous  providene,  has  seen  fit  to 
desolate  our  town  by  conflagration.  The  devouring  ele- 
ment, in  four  short  hours,  has  laid  our  high  places  waste, 
and  our  temples  and  dwellings  in  ashes.  Nothing  remains 
to  tell  the  place  where  Fayetteville  was,  but  naked  chim- 
neys and  crumbling  walls.  Our  worldly  substance  is  gone ;  and 
we  desire,  more  than  ever,  to  seek  an  enduring  substance 
— a  heavenly  inheritance.  But,  alas !  we  have  no  shelter 
but  the  broad  canopy  of  heaven,  under  which  to  meet  and 
render  praise  and  homage  to  the  Most  High.  To  Him  our 
petitions  are  directed,  beseeching  that  He  would,  of  His  in- 
finite goodness  and  mercy,  open  the  hearts  of  the  friends  of 
Zion  to  contribute  of  their  substance  for  the  rebuilding  of 
our  church. 

Our  much  respected  pastor-elect,  the  Rev.  Henry  A. 
Rowland,  Jun.,  is  authorized  and  requested,  on  behalf  of  our 


112  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

congregation,  to  solicit  funds  for  this  object.  We  bid  him 
Godspeed :  and  we  humbly  pray  that  every  giver  may  be 
rewarded  ten-fold  in  this  life,  and,  in  the  world  to  come,  may 
receive  life  everlasting. 

DAVID  D.  SALMON, 
H.  POTTER, 

d.  anderson, 

e.  stedman, 
geo.  McNeill, 

D.  A.  DAVIS, 

Elders  composing  the  Session  of  the  Presbyterian 

Church  at  Fayetteville. 


It  was  found,  in  a  short  time,  to  be  impossible  to  visit 
every  town  where  it  would-  be  desirable  to  solicit  aid ;  and, 
accordingly,  the  following  letter,  together  with  the  session- 
al paper  above,  was  printed  in  the  form  of  a  circular,  and 
sent  to  many  churches,  from  which  collections  were  after- 
ward received : 

"Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house,  where  our  fathers  praised 
Thee,  is  burned  up  with  fire:  and  all  our  pleasant  things  are  laid 
waste.    Isaiah,  64:11. 

It  is  believed  that  history  does  not  record  so  great  a 
proportionable  destruction  of  a  town  by  an  accidental  fire, 
as  that  of  Fayetteville.  We  had  just  returned  from  church, 
on  Sabbath  morning,  the  29th  of  May,  when  a  fire  was  dis- 
covered near  the  centre  of  our  town,  which  in  less  than  four 
hours  reduced  the  most  of  it  to  ashes.  One  hundred  and  five 
stores,  which,  with  the  exception  of  three,  were  all  that  we 
had,  with  their  numerous  warehouses,  and  most  of  their 
contents,  three  churches,  the  two  banking  houses,  the  two 
spacious  hotels,  the  old  state  house,  the  academy,  bridges, 
mills  and  very  many  dwelling  houses,  amount  in  all  to  about 
SIX  HUNDRED  buildings,  are  wholly  consumed. 


FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH  AT  NIGHT 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  113 

Our  distress  is  inconceivably  great.  Through  the  be- 
nevolent exertions  of  our  fellow  citizens  in  different  parts 
of  the  country,  we  have  the  prospect  of  obtaining  relief 
from  bodily  suffering.  But  in  this  provision  for  our  tem- 
poral wants,  we  do  not  see  the  re-establishment  of  our 
religious  privileges.  It  is  now,  since  our  worldly  prospects 
are  blighted,  that  we  desire  more  than  ever  the  privileges 
and  consolations  of  the  Gospel.  We  do  cling  with  fondness 
to  the  expectation  of  again  meeting  God  in  His  sanctuary.  It 
is  a  hope  we  delight  to  cherish ;  and  the  anticipation  of  dis- 
appointment in  this,  would  throw  a  deeper  gloom  over  us 
than  did  the  smoking  ruins  of  all  that  we  possessed. 

Were  our  church  only  consumed,  we  should  possess  the 
means  to  erect  another;  but  now  all  our  worldly  substance 
is  gone,  and  without  aid  a  large  and  flourishing  congrega- 
tion must  be  annihilated.  But,  though  reduced  to  poverty, 
we  are  here,  and  will  here  remain.  Here  are  our  connec- 
tions, our  business,  and  our  hopes  of  rising  prosperity.  The 
town,  from  its  local  situation  and  advantages  of  trade,  must, 
and  undoubtedly  will  be  built  up;  but.  in  this  case,  it  will  be 
years  before  we  shall  be  able  to  erect  a  church.  In  that 
time,  without  a  sanctuary,  the  flock  of  Christ  will  be  scat- 
tered. 

The  rebuilding  of  our  church  at  this  time  would  be  a 
great  public  advantage.  It  would  give  stability  to  our  pop- 
ulation, and  confidence  to  the  community  and  to  our  back 
country  in  the  re-establishment  of  our  town.  It  would  thus 
tend  to  prevent  our  trade  from  being  diverted,  and  our- 
future  prospects  ruined.  To  the  prosperity  of  the  cause  of 
Christ  it  is  everything — it  is  our  all.  The  walls  are  mostly 
standing,  and  we  are  informed  by  a  good  architect,  that 
seven  thousand  dollars  would  repair  it  in  a  plain  way,  which 
is  much  less  than  a  wooden  building  of  the  same  size  could 
be  provided  for.  It  originally  cost  about  twenty-six  thou- 
sand dollars,  and  was  entirely  free  from  debt.  Our  commo- 
dious session  house,  adjacent,  was  also  destroyed,  just  at  a 
season  when  of  all  others  such  a  loss  is  most  severly  felt. 


114  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Such  are  the  facts  in  our  case,  which,  notwithstanding 
the  multitude  of  claims  of  your  benevolence,  we  hope  will 
share  your  favorable  regards.  Whatever  assistance  you 
may  be  disposed  to  render  us,  will  be  received  with  the 
grateful  acknowledgments  of  a  people  who,  while  their 
ability  lasted,  have  ever  open  their  hearts  to  relieve  the  dis- 
tressed. 

In  behalf  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  Congregation 
of  Fayetteville, 

HENRY  A.  ROWLAND,  Jun. 

Many  of  the  principal  towns  in  the  northern  section  of 
the  country  were  visited ;  and  from  many  churches  at  the 
south,  and  from  places  which  were  not  visited,  donations 
were  received.  The  funds  collected  amounted  to  a  sum  al- 
most sufficient  to  replace  our  church  and  session  house. 

Some  individuals  of  the  Second  Church  in  Troy,  N.  Y., 
learning  that  application  had  been  made  to  a  founder  to  re- 
cast our  bell,  generously  took  upon  themselves  the  task  of 
supplying  the  loss  of  metal,  which  was  great,  and  furnish  us 
with  a  new  bell.    The  motto  cast  on  it  is  as  follows : 

IN  FLAMMIS  PERRI  XXIX,  A.  D.  MDCCCXXXI. 
MUNERE  AMICORUM  E  CINERE  SURREXI. 

I  perceive  that  the  same  motto  has  since  been  substan- 
tially adopted  for  the  bell  of  the  Episcopal  church.  The  plan 
of  the  church  was  furnished  gratuitously  by  Messrs.  Town 
&  Davis,  Architects,  New  York.  The  builders  were  Messrs. 
Wright  &  Wooster.  It  is  a  plain,  neat,  substantial  building, 
and  will  accommodate  more  than  a  thousand  persons  with 
seats. 

THE  END. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  115 

WOMEN'S  SOCIETIES 

The  minutes  of  Fayetteville  Presbytery  for  the  years  1816, 
'17,  '18,  '19,  and  '20,  record  ten  dollars  each  year,  received  for 
Foreign  Missions  from  "some  females  of  the  Church  of  Fay- 
etteville." 

These  "females"  must  have  had  an  organization  of  their 
own,  or  the  money  contributed  by  them  would  naturally  have 
gone  through  the  regular  channels  of  the  Church  instead  of 
being  reported  independently.  Also,  they  would  hardly  have 
reported  their  money  in  one  specified  amount  each  year,  unless 
banded  together  in  some  organization. 

That  these  women  were  aggressive  workers  is  shown  by  the 
fact  that  in  1824  there  was  a  very  live  Young  Ladies'  Society, 
and  in  1837  an  equally  live  Juvenile  Society  in  this  Church. 
Young  ladies  and  juveniles  of  that  day  hardly  organized  them- 
selves for  mission  work. 

The  Sessional  Record  Book  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Fayetteville  has  this  record  for  March  28,  1828 : 

"A  society  of  young  ladies  that  purchased  and  presented  to 
our  Church  for  sacramental  uses  the  following  vessels  of  silver 
plate,  etc." 

This  silver  is  still  in  use  in  the  Fayetteville  Church.  Three 
pieces  bear  this  inscription :  "Presented  by  a  society  of  young 
ladies  to  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Fayetteville,  September 
20,  1824."    Names  of  members  : 

Miss  Kate  Dobbin,  Miss  Belle  Anderson,  Miss  Isabella 
Mclntyre,  Miss  Eliza  Knott,  Miss  Ann  McLennon,  Miss  Caro- 
line McLaurin,  Miss  Mary  Ann  Rhodes,  Miss  Sarah  Hawley, 
Miss  Jane  Ray,  Miss  Eliza  Hawley,  Miss  Mary  Ann  Evans, 
Miss  Annie  Mclntyre,  Miss  Mary  Ann  McKay,  Miss  Mary 
Salmon  and  Miss  Sallie  Barge. 

That  this  young  ladies'  society  was  a  missionary  society  is 
shown  by  the  fact  that  there  is  a  reference,  in  the  Sessional 
Record  Book  in  1831,  to  the  Young  Ladies'  Missionary  Society. 
And  the  inscription  on  the  monument  of  their  pastor,  Rev. 
James  Douglas,  in  the  old  Cross  Creek  cemetery  in  Fayetteville : 


116  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

"Erected  by  the  Female  Juvenile  Missionary  Society  of  Fay- 
etteville  Presbyterian  Church,  in  1837,"  seems  to  prove  that  this 
Church  also  had  the  first  Children's  Missionary  Society. 

Enduring  marble,  well  preserved  silver,  and  Presbyterial 
and  Sessional  records!  Can  any  other  church  present  as  in- 
dubitable proofs  of  women's  work  for  missions  at  so  early  a 
date  ? 

July  18,  1829 

The  Presbyterian  Female  Working  Society  of  Fayetteville 
have  generously  contributed  of  the  product  of  their  hands  the 
sum  of  $5.00  to  aid  in  rewarding  Rev.  A.  Benedict  for  his  min- 
isterial labors  among  us.  Same  society  contributed  $40.00  to  be 
applied  exclusively  to  the  repairs  of  the  church. 

June  2,  1831 

The  Sessional  Record  says :  "Resolved,  that  the  Session 
will  thankfully  accept  the  offered  loan  of  money  from  the  ladies 
of  the  Working  Society." 

July,  1841 

The  ladies  of  this  congregation  made  a  donation  for  the 
repairs  of  the  church,  $184.42,  the  product  of  a  fair  gotten  up 
and  held  by  them. 

January  9,  1877 

The  report  of  the  Ben  Helm  Missionary  Society  was  read, 
accepted  and  ordered  filed. 

May,  1894 

Men's  Home  Missionary  Society. 

Women's  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

Lena  Leete  Legion — Children's  Foreign  Missionary  Society 

Elliott  Society — Children's  Society  for  Orphanage  work. 


From  an  old  daguerreotype 


DR.  AND  MRS.  HEPBURN 

Missionaries  to   China 
Mrs.  Hepburn  was  Maria  Clarissa  Leete 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  117 

ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  WOMAN'S  AUXILIARY 

The  General  Assembly  of  1912  gave  to  the  Church  the  plan 
for  organization  of  the  Women's  Societies.  Under  the  able 
leadership  of  Mrs.  W.  M.  Fairley,  the  Missionary  Society  and 
Ladies'  Aid  Society  were  reorganized  and  the  first  meeting  of 
the  Woman's  Auxiliary  was  held  the  first  Tuesday  of  Decem- 
ber, 1912,  with  the  following  officers : 

Mrs.  Charles  Rankin,  President;  Mrs.  J.  W.  McNeill,  1st 
Vice-President ;  Mrs.  R.  M.  Jackson,  2nd  Vice-President ;  Mrs. 
E.  R.  McKethan,  Recording  Secretary;  Miss  Zula  Rankin, 
Treasurer;  Mrs.  G.  E.  Betts,  Secretary  of  Literature;  Mrs. 
Kate  Utley,  Secretary  of  Foreign  Missions ;  Miss  Maggie  Rose, 
Secretary  of  Home  Missions ;  Mrs.  E.  H.  Williamson,  Secretary 
of  Christian  Education  and  Ministerial  Relief ;  Mrs.  C.  G.  Rose, 
Secretary  of  Sabbath  School  and  Young  People's  Work;  Mrs. 
rt..  S.  Huske,  Local  Home  Missions ;  Miss  Elizabeth  Rankin, 
President  of  Junior  Auxiliary. 

MISSIONARIES  OF  THE  CHURCH 

Miss  Clarrissa  Maria  Leete,  daughter  of  Mr.  Harvey  Leete, 
married  Dr.  Hepburn  and  went  as  Missionary  to  China  some 
time  prior  to  1850. 

Miss  Isabella  Leete,  sister  of  Mrs.  Hepburn,  went  as  Mis- 
sionary to  Japan  about  1885. 

Miss  Gracelina  Leete,  daughter  of  Mr.  C.  E.  Leete,  went 
to  Japan  as  teacher,  married  Mr.  R.  B.  Grinnon,  a  missionary 
of  the  Southern  Presbyterian  Church,  was  accepted  by  Foreign 
Mission  Committee  as  missionary.  Died  in  Kobe,  Japan,  and 
was  buried  there. 

Miss  Louise  Robertson  went  as  Missionary  to  Japan  in  the 
fall  of  1890,  was  married  to  Mr.  B.  B.  Price  in  1892.  Mr. 
Price  died  in  Japan  and  she  returned  to  United  States.  Is  now 
living  in  South  Carolina. 

Rev.  Marion  Huske  went  to  Brazil  as  Missionary  in  Sep- 
tember, 1918.    Returned  to  United  States  in  1919  on  account  of 


118  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

physical  breakdown.    He  is  now  pastor  of  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Reidsville,  N.  C. 

THE  CHURCH  AND  HER  SONS  IN  THE  MINISTRY 

No  record  has  been  kept  of  the  sons  of  the  Church  who 
have  entered  the  ministry,  but  I  have  secured  information  with 
reference  to  the  following : 

James  Owen  Stedman,  son  of  Elisha  and  Mary  Owen  Sted- 
man,  was  licensed  and  ordained  in  1836.  He  went  to  Tuscum- 
bia,  Ala.  Afterwards  was  pastor  of  church  in  Wilmington,  N.  C. 

James  McNeill,  son  of  George  McNeill,  a  distinguished 
elder  and  very  godly  man,  who  was  licensed  by  Fayetteville 
Presbytery  in  1828  and  began  his  ministry  at  Pittsboro. 

George  McNeill,  son  of  George  McNeill,  also  licensed  by 
Fayetteville  Presbytery  in  1828  and  began  his  ministry  at 
Asheboro.  Both  of  these  preceded  their  father  to  the  last 
reward.  George  McNeill  was  the  first  editor  of  the  North 
Carolina  Presbyterian. 

John  M.  Rose,  who  graduated  from  Union  Seminary  in 
Virginia  in  1873  and  whose  first  charge  was  at  Portsmouth,  Va. 
He  served  the  church  at  Laurinburg,  S.  C,  for  many  years  and 
was  its  pastor  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Albert  Coit,  who  came  to  Fayetteville  at  the  age  of  nine 
years  with  his  widowed  mother,  and  went  from  here  to  David- 
son College  and  later  to  Union  Seminary  in  Virginia.  Died  in 
Mississippi  in  1918. 

Charles  McNeill,  son  of  George  P.  McNeill,  an  elder,  who 
was  graduated  from  Louisville  Seminary  and  is  now  teaching 
in  Columbia  Theological  Seminary.  Mr.  McNeill  did  not  enter 
the  ministry  as  a  member  of  this  church,  the  family  having 
moved  to  Staunton,  Va. 

Marion  S.  Huske,  who  was  licensed  by  Fayetteville  Presby- 
tery in  1915.  He  went  to  Brazil  as  a  missionary  in  1917.  Re- 
turned in  1918  on  account  of  physical  breakdown  and  is  now 
pastor  of  the  church  in  Reidsville,  N.  C. 

Mr.  Fred  Poag  was  received  by  Fayetteville  Presbytery  in 
1926  and  is  now  preparing  for  the  ministry  at  Davidson  College. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  119 

NOTABLE  PERSONS 

JAMES   C.  DOBBIN 

We  find  this  record : 

Mr.  James  C.  Dobbin,  a  member  of  this  church  in  good 
standing,  died  at  his  residence  near  Fayetteville  on  the  4th  day 
of  August,  A.  D.,  1857. 

His  funeral  was  conducted  from  the  church;  Rev.  Adam 
Gilchrist,  the  pastor,  preached  a  sermon  from  the  text  found  in 
the  37th  Psalm,  37th  verse :  "Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  be- 
hold the  upright ;  for  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace." 

Mr.  Dobbin  was  Secretary  of  the  Navy  under  President 
Pearce.  The  most  famous  of  all  the  acts  which  mark  Mr.  Dob- 
bin's administration  was  the  consummation  of  the  treaty  between 
Japan  and  the  United  States  in  1854  which  opened  the  port  of 
Japan  to  the  world  and  thereby  allowing  Christian  missionaries 
to  carry  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  to  this  nation. 

The  most  beneficent  achievement  of  Mr.  Dobbin's  life 
perhaps  was  his  securing  the  State  Hospital  for  the  Insane  on 
Dix  Hill,  Raleigh,  N.  C.  The  lofty  building  which  attracts  the 
eye  of  every  visitor  to  Raleigh,  stands  as  a  stone  wall  to  attest 
Mr.  Dobbin's  far-reaching  philanthropy. 

John  Owen,  Governor  of  North  Carolina  in  1828.  He  was 
President  of  the  Convention  at  Harrisburg  in  1840  which  nomi- 
nated General  Harrison  and  Governor  Tyler  for  President  and 
Vice-President  of  the  United  States.  He  died  in  1841  loved  and 
respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 

December  11,  1810,  baptized  Warren  Winslow,  son  of  John 
and  Caroline  Martha  Winslow.  Afterward  Governor  of  North 
Carolina. 

Moreau,  colored  adult,  property  of  Governor  Owen,  bap- 
tized December  2,  1820.  Dismissed  to  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Wilmington,  N.  C,  July  11,  1837. 


120  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Moreau  was  born  in  a  province  of  Arabia  about  the  year 
1770.  His  father  was  a  ruler  of  influence  and  prestige.  In  a 
battle  between  tribes,  Moreau  was  captured,  brought  to  America 
and  sold  into  slavery.  He  was  finally  bought  by  Governor 
Owen.  He  told  Governor  Owen  he  was  a  devout  believer  in 
Mohammedanism,  but  through  the  kindness  he  had  received  by 
these  people  strange  to  him,  he  wished  to  know  more  of  their 
religion  and  the  teachings  of  Christ. 

Under  the  careful  tutelage  of  Governor  Owen,  his  brother, 
Gen.  James  Owen,  and  the  Presbyterian  clergy,  Moreau  entered 
upon  a  careful  and  exhaustive  study  of  the  principles  and  ideals 
of  the  Christian  religion.  The  Arabian  Prince  soon  professed 
Christianity,  was  baptized  and  joined  the  Church. 

The  idioms  of  the  English  language  puzzled  Moreau.  So 
after  considerable  trouble  and  expense  Governor  Owen  secured 
for  him  a  Bible  in  the  Arabic  language.  Tradition  says  this 
Arabic  Bible  was  given  to  Davidson  College  after  Moreau's 
death  in  1859. 

Soon  after  he  became  a  Christian,  Governor  Owen  offered 
him  his  freedom,  but  the  offer  was  declined. 

It  is  an  interesting  historical  fact  that  perhaps  the  long 
exiled  Prince  of  Arabia  was  probably  responsible  for  the  intro- 
duction of  Christianity  into  Arabia.  Many  years  after  his  death 
the  Owen  family  received  the  following  message  from  a  devout 
missionary:  The  American  Bible  Society  at  Moreau's  request 
conveyed  through  Governor  Owen,  left  orders  at  Beriut  that 
whenever  traders  appeared  from  this  people  along  the  coast 
they  should  be  told  to  carry  the  message  home  that  the  words 
of  Moses  and  Jesus  would  be  sent  to  them  if  they  wished  it. 
For  many  years  this  message  was  sent,  with  no  answer.  About 
1860  Messrs.  Smith  and  Van  Dyke,  at  Beruit,  were  preparing  a 
new  translation  of  the  Bible  in  Arabic.  Just  as  it  was  ready  to 
be  delivered  to  the  public,  comes  the  answer  from  Moreau's 
tribe,  "We  want  the  book  you  promised  us,"  and  the  Bible  is  in 
the  hands  of  the  most  intelligent  and  best  known  tribe  of  that 
section  of  the  world. 

Louisa  Revills,  a  colored  woman,  was  received  into  the 


DR.  ALEXANDER   L.    PHILLIPS 
1886-1889 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  121 

Church  on  examination  and  was  baptized  October  5,  1850. 
Lived  till  about  1906.  Her  funeral  was  conducted  from  the 
church  and  the  elders  acted  as  pall-bearers. 

Aunt  Louisa  was  faithful  in  her  attendance  on  the  services, 
sitting  in  the  gallery  as  long  as  she  could  climb  the  steps.  When 
the  infirmities  of  old  age  overtook  her  then  her  regular  seat  was 
in  the  corner  to  the  right  of  the  pulpit.  Though  her  support 
came  from  the  Church,  her  offering  was  always  in  the  collection 
plate — a  copper  cent  rubbed  till  it  shone  like  a  gold  dollar,  wrap- 
ped in  a  clean  piece  of  white  paper.  It  was  indeed  the  widow's 
mite.  She  assisted  in  the  "infant  class,"  as  the  beginners  were 
then  called,  helping  the  teacher  by  attending  to  the  little  wants 
and  needs  of  the  children.    "Faithful  unto  death." 

ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  WOMAN'S   MISSIONARY 
UNION  OF  FAYETTEVILLE  PRESBYTERY 

The  unsystematic  giving  and  reporting  of  the  women's  so- 
cieties, showing  a  lack  of  leadership  and  inspiration,  moved  some 
of  our  consecrated  and  zealous  women  to  issue  a  call  for  the 
Union.  The  leading  spirits  in  calling  and  conducting  this  meet- 
ing were  Miss  Hannah  Chamberlain  and  Mrs.  F.  H.  Lanneau, 
of  the  Fayetteville  Church,  where  the  meeting  was  held.  Pres- 
idential material  was  not  plentiful  in  those  days,  and,  though  not 
present,  nor  her  Church  represented,  being  recommended  by 
Mrs.  Anstress  Burns,  of  Maxton  Church,  as  well  qualified  for 
the  office,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A.  MacRae,  of  Centre  Church,  was 
elected  President. 

The  minutes  of  that  first  meeting  are  as  follows,  omitting 
the  Constitution  and  By-Laws : 

"Meeting  of  the  Ladies'  Missionary  Societies  of  Fayette- 
ville Presbytery  in  the  lecture  room  of  the  Fayetteville  Presby- 
terian Church,  September  19,  1889. 

"The  meeting  was  opened  with  devotional  exercises. 

"On  motion,  Mrs.  Celia  McKethan  was  elected  Chairman, 
and    Mrs.  Kate  McNeill,  Secretary. 

"Miss  Jennie  Rose  and  Miss  Kate  McKethan  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  from  the  Ladies'  Missionary  Society  of  the 


122  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Presbyterian  Church  of  Fayetteville,  to  take  the  names  of  dele- 
gates from  the  other  societies. 

"They  reported  that  the  Ladies'  Missionary  Societies  of 
nine  churches  were  represented,  by  Mrs.  Ella  W.  Lee,  of 
Laurel  Hill  Church ;  Mrs.  A.  J.  Burns,  of  Maxton  Church ; 
Mrs.  Rebecca  Connelly,  of  Montpelier  and  St.  Paul's  Churches ; 
Mrs.  Roxanna  McNeill,  of  Sardis  Church;  Misses  Kate  Patter- 
son and  Kate  Clark,  of  Laurinburg  Church ;  Miss  Kate  Fairley, 
of  Manchester  Church;  Miss  Mary  McEachern,  of  Lumber 
Bridge  Church ;  Miss  Lizzie  McPherson,  of  McPherson  Church. 

"At  the  request  of  the  Ladies'  Missionary  Society  of  Lum- 
berton  Church,  whose  delegates  were  unable  to  attend,  that 
society  was  received  by  letter. 

"The  delegates  were  then  received  in  a  few  cordial  words 
by  the  Chairman,  and  welcomed  by  Mrs.  Fannie  Lanneau  and 
Miss  Maggie  Rose,  delegated  from  the  Ladies'  Missionary  So- 
ciety of  Fayetteville  Church. 

"The  first  business  of  the  meeting  was  the  adoption  of  a 
constitution. 

"After  the  reading  and  discussion  of  the  various  articles, 
the  following  constitution  was  adopted,  subject  to  the  approval 
of  Fayetteville  Presbytery:  (XIII  Articles  and  VIII  By- 
Laws  ) . 

"On  nomination,  the  following  ladies  were  elected  officers 
of  the  Union :  President,  Mrs.  Lizzie  MacRae,  of  Centre 
Church;  Vice-Presidents:  Mrs.  A.  J.  Burns,  of  Maxton;  Mrs. 
Mary  McEachern,  of  Montpelier;  Miss  Lizzie  McPherson,  of 
McPherson ;  Recording  Secretary,  Miss  Kate  Fairley,  of  Man- 
chester; Corresponding  Secretaries,  Miss  Mary  Lilly  Taylor, 
of  Fayetteville,  and  Miss  Katie  Clark,  of  Laurinburg;  Treas- 
urer, Miss  Annie  Lee  Rose,  of  Fayetteville. 

"The  following  committee  was  appointed  to  present  the 
adopted  constitution  to  Fayetteville  Presbytery,  at  its  meeting 
at  St.  Paul's  Church,  September  24,  1889 :  Mrs.  Dr.  McKin- 
non,  Big  Rockfish  Church ;  Mrs.  J.  D.  Brown,  Fayetteville 
Church;  Miss  Mary  McEachern,  Lumber  Bridge  Church. 

"The  meeting  was  closed  with  prayer." 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  123 

The  Constitution  and  By-Laws  which  were  adopted  at  this 
meeting,  and  afterward  ratified,  with  some  slight  changes,  were 
formulated  chiefly  by  Miss  Chamberlain,  of  whom  it  is  written : 
"With  brain  power  equal  to  any  man's,  she  was  so  gentle  and 
retiring  that  you  would  not  realize  it;  and  withal,  an  earnest, 
prayerful,  faithful  servant  of  God." 

For  many  years  it  has  been  thought  that  Presbytery  refused 
to  sanction  the  organization  or  its  constitution,  but  the  following 
extract  from  the  minutes  of  Fayetteville  Presbytery,  page  405, 
prove  this  to  be  an  error : 

"Presbytery  endorsed  the  organization  of  the  Ladies'  Mis- 
sionary Union  within  its  bounds,  after  carefully  examining  a 
copy  of  its  constitution. 

"P.  R.  Law,  Moderator. 

"J.  N.  Clark  and  M.  N.  Mclver,  Clerks." 

The  date  is  September  26,  1889,  St.  Pauls,  N.  C. 

Nine  years  later  this  letter  was  received  from  Dr.  Rankin : 

"Dear  Mrs.  MacRae:  Please  send  me  a  copy  of  constitu- 
tion of  your  Union.  Also  kindly  send  one  to  Dr.  Green.  He  is 
preparing  a  report  for  the  Synod  of  Kentucky  in  favor  of  Pres- 
byterial  Unions,  but  there  are  strong  opponents.  Can  you  not 
write  to  Dr.  Green  how  harmless,  how  un-new-woman-like,  and 
how  useful  your  old  Scotch  Presbyterial  Union  has  been?  It 
will  help  the  cause.  I  congratulate  you  on  your  splendid 
showing.  "Cordially, 

"D.  C.  Rankin." 

After  the  approval  of  Presbytery,  the  President  issued  a 
circular  letter  to  all  the  Societies  and  Churches,  urging  them  to 
join  in  the  movement  and  send  delegates  to  the  next  annual 
meeting,  to  be  held  in  Maxton,  September  19,  1890. 

At  that  meeting  19  Societies  reported  as  Auxiliaries  of  the 
Union,  15  of  them  reporting  $774.50.  Then  followed  the  in- 
credible labors  of  Mrs.  MacRae  to  increase  the  membership  and 
offerings  of  the  Auxiliaries. 


124  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

At  that  meeting  Miss  Chamberlain  was  elected  Secretary. 
But,  before  the  next  meeting  she,  returning  from  evening  serv- 
ice in  the  church,  in  perfect  health,  and  in  religious  fervor  tell- 
ing her  friends  that  she  had  "been  on  the  mount  of  God,"  sim- 
ply "was  not,  for  God  took  her."  The  memorial  spread  on  the 
minutes  of  that  meeting  says :  "She  never  came  down,"  and 
also  stated  that  "To  her  consecrated  zeal  and  untiring  efforts  the 
Union  owes  its  existence." 

THE  ACADEMY 
FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  UNDER  DAVID  KERR 

THE  SCHOOL 

In  Fayetteville,  under  the  care  of  Rev.  David  Kerr,  will 
commence  on  Monday,  the  20th  instant. 

Fayetteville,  January,  1793.     (1) 

— Fayetteville  Gazette,  Tuesday,  January  14,  1794. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY   EXAMINATIONS    IN    1800 

On  the  18th  ult.  was  closed  the  semi-annual  examination 
of  the  Fayetteville  Academy,  under  the  tuition  of  Mr.  Meroney, 
in  presence  of  some  of  the  Trustees,  and  a  large  number  of 
ladies  and  gentlemen  of  Fayetteville  and  its  vicinity;  a  number 
of  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  Wilmington  were  also  present. 

The  examination  took  up  most  of  three  days.  The  whole 
was  conducted  with  much  propriety,  and  greatly  to  the  satisfac- 
tion of  those  ladies  and  gentlemen  who  honored  the  examination 
with  their  presence,  as  well  as  those  of  the  Trustees  who  were 
present. 

In  justice  to  the  young  ladies  and  their  teachers,  the  Trus- 
tees with  pleasure,  remark,  that,  notwithstanding,  their  attention 


(1)   This  is  evidently  intended  for  1794. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  125 

and  progress  in  needle-work,  which  increases  the  variety  of  their 
exercises  and  the  objects  of  their  attention,  they  generally  ex- 
celled the  young  gentlemen,  particularly  in  reading,  spelling  and 
English  grammar. 

On  the  evenings  of  the  first  and  third  days  of  the  examina- 
tion some  theatrical  performances  were  exhibited  at  the  theater, 
by  some  of  the  young  gentlemen  of  the  Academy,  assisted  by 
some  gentlemen  of  the  town,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Academy, 
the  proceeds  of  which  were  upwards  of  one  hundred  dollars. 

And  on  the  evening  of  the  24th  ult,  was  a  performance  at 
the  theater  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hardinge,  assisted  by  some  gentle- 
men of  the  town,  for  the  benevolent  and  humane  purpose  of 
extending  to  poor  children,  and  such  as  are  deserted  by  their 
parents,  the  benefits  of  education.  The  proceeds  of  the  house 
were  deposited  by  Mr.  Hardinge  in  the  hands  of  the  Trustees 
of  the  Academy  for  the  above  purpose. — Raleigh  Register, 
August  19,  1800. 

EXAMINATION   OF    FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY   IN    1801 
FAYETTEVILLE   ACADEMY 

On  the  7th  of  July  commenced,  and  on  the  9th  closed,  the 
semi-annual  examination  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy,  under 
the  superintendency  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Robinson.  A  majority  of 
the  Trustees,  and  a  large  number  of  ladies  and  gentlemen,  at- 
tended, who  expressed  their  highest  approbation  at  the  per- 
formance generally,  reflecting  much  credit  on  the  principal  and 
assistants  of  the  Academy.  The  evening  of  the  first  day,  the 
young  gentlemen,  at  the  theater,  highly  entertained  a  crowded 
audience  by  their  public  speaking,  who  were  much  pleased  with 
their  performance  generally.     *     *     * 

On  the  evenings  of  the  two  last  days,  the  students  perform- 
ed a  variety  of  theatrical  exhibitions,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Academy,  the  proceeds  of  which  were  upwards  of  120  dollars. 

(Then  follows  account  of  examination  of  young  gentlemen 
in   the    following   studies :      "Greek,  Latin,  Euclid's  Elements, 


126  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Geography,  English  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Reading,  Spelling, 
Letter  Writing,  Copy  Writing ;"  and  young  ladies  in  "Geog- 
raphy, Reading,  Spelling,  Arithmetic,  Writing,  Needle-work, 
Embroidery.  Tambour,  Dresden,  Marking.") — Raleigh  Reg- 
ister, July  28,  1801. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  EXHIBITION,    1801 
FAYETTEVILLE   ACADEMY 

On  Thursday  evening,  ended  the  exhibition  of  the  students 
of  the  Fayetteville  Academy,  preparatory  to  the  Christmas  va- 
cation. The  examination  of  this  Seminary  of  useful  knowledge 
and  elegant  arts,  continued  for  three  days,  before  a  respectable 
audience,  who  expressed  the  highest  satisfaction  of  the  progress 
made  by  the  young  ladies  and  gentlemen,  which  proves  the  re- 
sult of  the  care  of  the  teachers  of  this  institution.  The  number 
of  the  young  gentlemen  examined  on  this  occasion  amounted  to 
sixty ;  that  of  the  young  ladies'  classes  to  fifty. 

The  Academy  will  be  opened  for  the  reception  of  students 
of  both  sexes,  as  usual,  after  the  holidays,  on  Monday  the  4th 
of  January  next.     *     *     * 

Fayetteville,  December  21,  1801. 

— Raleigh  Register,  December  29,  1801. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  UNDER  ANDREW 
FLINN 

The  semi-annual  examination  will  commence  on  the  14th 
December  next,  after  which  will  be  a  vacation  till  the  first  Mon- 
day in  Tanuary. 

The  Trustees  are  happy  to  inform  the  public  that  they  have 
engaged  the  Rev.  Andrew  Flinn  as  superintendent  of  their 
Seminary,  who  will  enter  on  that  duty  in  January  next.  The 
acknowledged  abilities  of  that  gentleman  cannot  fail  to  render 
the  institution  more  an  object  of  general  attention,  and  add  to 
the  reputation  it  has  already  acquired. 

A  boarding  house  will  be  opened  in  December  for  the  re- 
ception of  young  gentlemen,  under  the  superintendence  of  the 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  127 

Trustees,  and  management  of  one  of  the  teachers.  The  house 
is  large  and  commodious,  situated  in  a  healthy  and  retired  part 
of  the  town  and  very  convenient  to  the  Academy.  Price  of 
board,  seventy  dollars  per  annum.  Accommodation  for  young 
ladies  to  be  had  as  usual.    By  order,  November  18,  1802. 

W.  B.  Meroney,  Sec. 
— Raleigh  Register,  November  22,  1802. 

FAYETTEVILLE    ACADEMY    ANNOUNCEMENTS    FOR    1803 
FAYETTEVILLE   ACADEMY 

*  *  *  The  Christmas  Vacation  will  end  on  Monday  the 
3rd  of  January,  when  the  Academy  will  be  again  opened  for  the 
reception  of  students,  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Flinn, 
who  has  heretofore  taught  at  Hillsborough  with  much  reputa- 
tion. Mr.  Molie,  the  late  professor  of  the  French  language  at 
the  University  of  North  Carolina,  also  proposes  on  that  day  to 
open  a  class  for  the  French  tongue,  for  the  benefit  of  such  stu- 
dents of  this  Academy  as  may  be  desirous  of  acquiring  a  knowl- 
edge of  that  useful  language.     *     *     * 

By  Order  of  the  Board 
Fayetteville,  December  16,  1802. 

John  Hay,  President. 
— Raleigh  Register,  January  3,  1803. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,    1803 

Fayetteville,  July  13,  1803. 
The  examination  of  the  young  ladies  and  gentlemen  belong- 
ing to  the  Academy  at  this  place,  commenced  on  the  10th  inst. 
and  concluded  yesterday.  The  several  classes  were  so  generally 
perfect  in  those  branches  of  literature  which  had  been  the  ob- 
jects of  their  attention,  as  almost  to  preclude  the  possibility  of 
discrimination.  The  following  statement,  however,  will  contain 
a  list  of  those  who,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Trustees,  were  most 
particularly  entitled  to  distinction:  (Here  follow  names  of 
young  ladies  and  subjects.  The  subjects  were  Spelling  (four 
classes),    Reading    (five    classes),    Grammar    (two    classes), 


128  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Geography,  Letter  Writing  (two  classes),  Copy-writing  (three 
classes),  Cyphering  (two  classes),  Marking  (two  classes), 
Dresden  Work  (one  class),  Tambour  Work  (two  classes), 
Embroidery  (two  classes).  The  young  men's  names  and  classes 
follow.  They  studied  Spelling  (two  classes),  Reading  (three 
classes),  Cyphering,  English  Grammar,  Geography,  Latin 
Grammar,  Nepos  and  Eutropius,  Eutropious  and  Corderii, 
Caesar  and  Nepos,  Caesar  and  Sallust,  Virgil,  Euclid  (one  class 
each). 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  were  then  adjourned  to 
Monday  the  25th  inst.,  at  which  time  the  vacation  will  expire. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  the  Trustees  who  attended 
the  examination:  David  Anderson,  Robert  Donaldson,  John 
Winslow,  W.  B.  Grove,  Robert  Cochran,  S.  D.  Purviance. — 
Raleigh  Register,  August  1,  1903. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  EXAMINATION,    1804 
FAYETTEVILLE   ACADEMY 

On  Monday,  the  2nd  of  this  month,  commenced  the  exami- 
nation of  the  Fayetteville  Academy,  in  the  presence  of  the  Trus- 
tees and  a  numerous  company  of  the  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  the 
town  and  neighboring  counties.  The  examination  ended  on 
Wednesday,  the  4th,  to  the  general  approbation  of  the  specta- 
tors, after  a  short  vacation  until  Monday,  the  15th,  the  business 
of  the  school  will  again  be  opened. 

Whilst  the  high  attention  of  the  teachers  in  the  several 
classes  was  manifested,  it  is  justice  to  remark  the  students  of 
both  sexes  displayed  on  this  occasion,  proofs  of  industry,  knowl- 
edge and  taste,  equal  to  the  best  hopes  of  the  favourers  of  this 
institution.  Whilst  the  applause  to  all  cannot  be  withheld,  it  is 
impossible,  from  the  different  degrees  of  genius  to  be  expected 
in  a  school  of  upwards  of  an  hundred  scholars,  not  to  expect 
some  cause  of  more  particular  distinction.  It  is  therefore  re- 
marked : 

The  1st  class  examined  in  Virgil  and  Horace.  A  proper 
understanding  of  the  authors  was  evinced.     *     *     * 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  129 

The  2nd  class,  consisting  of  seven  boys,  was  examined  in 
Sallust  and  Virgil ;  proved  correct  in  grammatical  construction 
and  parsing.     *     *     * 

To  the  students  of  the  Roman  Poetical  Authors,  a  more 
strict  attention  to  the  rules  of  prosody  is  recommended. 

In  the  3rd  class,  consisting  of  four,  the  students  were  ex- 
amined in  Caesar  and  Sallust.  Much  attention  and  knowledge 
of  the  authors  was  indicated  by  all  the  members  of  this  class. 

The  4th  Latin  class  of  five  scholars,  was  examined  in  Cor- 
dery  and  Eutropius.     *     *     * 

The  5th  Latin  class  of  four  scholars,  was  examined  in 
Grammar  and  Cordery,  and  acquitted  themselves  well.     *     *     * 

On  a  general  revisal  of  Latin  Grammar,  21  students  were 
examined,  and  a  complete  knowledge  of  the  grammar  rules  was 
evinced  by  each  of  the  class. 

In  English  Grammar,  1st  class  of  four  members  *  *  * 
were  distinguished. 

The  2nd  English  Grammar  class  in  English  Reading,  ten 
scholars  were  examined  in  reading  Prose  and  Verse,  all  deserv- 
ing praise. 

1st  class  in  English  Reading,  ten  scholars  were  examined 
in  reading  Prose  and  Verse,  all  deserving  praise. 

The  2nd  class  of  English  Readers,  eleven  boys  were  ex- 
amined in  reading  Prose,  and  well  approved  of.     *     *     * 

The  3rd  class  of  English  Readers,  twelve  scholars  were 
examined  in  Reading  and  Prose,  and  well  approved  of. 

A  4th  class  of  Readers,  eight  in  number,  are  entitled  to  the 
same  remark. 

The  5th  class  of  Readers  read  well.  *  *  *  A  class  of 
young  Readers  and  Spellers,  seven  in  number,  acquitted  them- 
selves well. 

A  class  of  nineteen  in  number  were  examined  in  Arith- 
metic. *  *  *  It  is  observed,  with  concern,  that  *  *  * 
have  not  shown  due  diligence.  In  the  general  revisal  of  Spelling, 
throughout  the  Dictionary,  thirty-three  of  the  scholars  were 
examined,  and  *  *  *  excelled;  but  all  acquitted  themselves 
well. 


130  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Of  ten  young  Spellers  examined  in  Webster  *  *  * 
were  most  approved. 

In  Writing,  thirty-four  boys  of  different  classes,  exhibited 
copies.     *     *     *     most  excelled  their  respective  classes. 

The  evenings  of  the  days  of  the  examination  were  engaged 
by  the  young  gentlemen  of  the  Academy,  to  the  number  of  six- 
teen, in  delivering  select  orations  to  a  respectable  audience.  The 
exhibition  of  all  was  received  with  applause;  but  *  *  * 
were  most  distinguished. 

The  young  ladies  of  the  Academy,  to  the  number  of  fifty, 
were  examined  in  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  Eng- 
lish Grammar  and  Letter  Writing.  All  evinced  knowledge  of 
and  application  to  their  several  employments  in  the  school. 

Twelve  young  ladies,  in  three  classes,  were  examined  in 
English  Grammar,  and  so  correct  were  they  all,  to  distinguish 
would  be  improper. 

Twenty-eight  young  ladies,  in  five  classes,  were  examined 
in  Reading  and  Spelling,  and  acquitted  themselves  well.  *  *  * 

Specimens  of  the  young  ladies'  Needle-work  in  Embroid- 
ery, in  Dresden  and  Marking  were  exhibited.     *     *     * 
By  Order  of  the  Trustees, 

John  Hay,  President. 
— Raleigh  Register,  July  26,  1804. 


(The    *    *    indicate  names  omitted.) 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  ANNOUNCEMENTS  FOR   1805 
FAYETTEVILLE   ACADEMY 

*  *  *  Trustees  of  this  Academy,  in  the  discharge  of 
that  duty  which  they  owe  to  the  institution  and  to  the  parents 
and  connections  of  the  students  in  the  school  have  strictly  at- 
tended in  rotation  to  the  examination  of  the  classes.  And  they 
are  happy  in  declaring,  that  after  a  fair  investigation,  they  have 
in  general  been  much  pleased  with  the  progress  made  by  the 
scholars ;  in  some  instances  they  have  thought  the  pupils  deserv- 
ed the  highest  praise ;  and  but  in  one  have  they  been  constrained 
to  censure. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  131 

The  progress  of  the  scholars  in  their  several  departments 
of  learning  has  been  faithfully  detailed  in  the  foregoing  report, 
and  forms,  as  the  Trustees  imagine,  the  best  eulogium  on  the 
conduct  of  the  teachers.  The  Trustees  would  believe  they  were 
unjust  to  the  Principal  teacher,  Mr.  Flinn,  if  they  did  not  thus 
publicly  declare  their  approbation  of  his  conduct  in  every  in- 
stance, during  the  time  he  has  presided.  His  attention  has  been 
uniform — his  behaviour  to  the  scholars,  while  firm,  has  been 
marked  with  humanity  and  benevolence;  and  his  stability  of 
character  has  rendered  the  discipline  of  the  school  easy  and 
regular.  Nor  have  the  other  teachers  merited  to  pass  unnoticed. 
Mr.  Meroney  has  done  much  in  the  English  classes,  and  Mrs. 
Bowen,  who  filled  the  place  of  Mrs.  Flinn  on  the  occasion  of 
her  ill  health,  merits  the  thanks  of  the  Trustees. 

Such  are  the  appearances  of  the  school,  and  the  Trustees 
flatter  themselves  from  the  progress  made  by  the  students,  it 
will  continue  to  receive  the  public  support.  Heretofore  the 
tuition  money  has  proved  an  equivalent  to  the  expenses  of  the 
institution.  The  Trustees  on  enquiry  of  late  have  been  found 
in  arrears,  but  whilst  this  is  a  matter  of  consideration,  it  is  their 
pleasure  to  remark  the  liberality  with  which  individuals  in  their 
immediate  neighborhood  have  stepped  forward  to  augment  the 
fund. 

Mr.  Meroney's  time  of  engagement  being  expired,  his  place 
will  be  filled  by  Mr.  Thomas  Scott,  a  gentleman  whom  the  Trus- 
tees can  venture  to  recommend  as  perfectly  well  qualified  to  ful- 
fill the  duties  of  his  appointment.  Mrs.  Bowen  will  continue  to 
superintendent  the  ladies'  school  until  another  selection  shall  be 
made. — The  school  will  be  resumed  on  the  first  day  of  the  com- 
ing year — and  it  is  earnestly  requested  that  students  of  either 
sex  will  be  punctual  in  their  attendance  on  the  day  of  com- 
mencement, or  as  early  afterwards  as  possible  in  order  to  prevent 
confusion  and  loss  of  time  in  forming  the  classes. 

John  Hay,  President. 
— Raleigh  Register,  December  31,  1804. 


132  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  UNDER  WM.  L.  TURNER 

The  Trustees  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy  with  pleasure 
inform  the  parents  and  guardians  of  children,  that  the  Rev. 
William  L.  Turner  is  engaged  as  Principal  Teacher  in  the  Sem- 
inary, and  will  enter  upon  the  duties  of  his  appointment  about 
the  middle  of  November  next.  The  degree  of  reputation  this 
gentleman  has  deserved  and  enjoyed  as  Principal  of  the  Acad- 
emy in  Raleigh  renders  unnecessary  the  addition  of  anything  on 
this  head.  *  *  *  The  Trustees  contemplate  and  have  partly 
arranged  an  enlarged  plan  of  education  in  the  Female  Depart- 
ment, and  the  addition  of  a  Teacher  in  Music.     *     *     * 

David  Anderson,  President. 

Fayetteville,  October  5,  1809. 

—Raleigh  Star,  October  5,  1809. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  FOR  1810 

The  Trustees  of  the  Fayetteville  Academy  are  happy  to 
announce  to  parents  and  guardians,  that  this  institution  will  be 
ready  for  the  reception  of  scholars  on  the  first  day  of  January. 
The  school  is  divided  into  two  departments,  for  the  instruction 
of  children  of  both  sexes,  with  separate  and  appropriate  rooms 
for  each.  In  the  male  department  will  be  taught,  besides  the 
first  rudiments  of  education,  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Geography, 
Mathematics,  Belles-Lettres,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy, 
Rhetoric,  and  Logic;  also  the  Latin,  Greek  and  French  Lan- 
guages. 

In  the  female  department  will  be  taught  Spelling,  Reading, 
Writing,  Arithmetic,  Grammar,  Geography,  History,  Needle- 
work, and  Embroidery ;  together  with  such  other  branches  of 
education  as  parents  may  desire. 

The  whole  school  will  be  under  immediate  care  of  Rev. 
William  L.  Turner.  *  *  *  Mr.  Turner  will  be  assisted  in 
the  male  department  by  teachers  of  talent  and  reputation,  who 
are  already  engaged.  In  the  female  department,  the  Trustees 
have  engaged  the  services  of  a  lady  who  has  long  taught  with 
success.     *     *     *     She  will  be  assisted  by  Mr.  Robinson,  from 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  133 

New  York,  in  teaching  Spelling,  Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic 
and  History.  That  the  means  of  obtaining  an  elegant  education 
at  Fayetteville  may  be  complete,  the  Trustees  have,  at  great 
expense  engaged  Miss  Beze,  from  New  York.  This  lady  will 
give  lessons  to  those  desirous  to  receive  them,  in  Music,  Draw- 
ing, Painting,  and  the  French  Language.     *     *     * 

There  will  be  two  vacations  in  each  year,  the  first  during 
the  whole  month  of  September,  and  the  last  from  the  20th  day 
of  December  to  the  commencement  of  the  New  Year.     *     *     * 

By  order  David  Anderson,  President. 

P.  J.  Tillinghast,  Jun.  Sec V. 

Fayetteville,  N.  C,  September  18,  1809. 

—Raleigh  Star,  December  21,  1809. 

(The  *  *  indicate  matter  not  material  to  this  account;  usually 
laudatory  of  the  teachers  and  their  acquirements,  also  of  the  fame  and 
healthfulness  of  the  town.) 

RALEIGH    STAR   EDITORIAL   ON    FAYETTEVILLE   ACADEMY 
FAYETTEVILLE   ACADEMY 

Has  upwards  of  120  students.  The  Rev.  William  L. 
Turner  is  principal,  whose  merits  as  the  chief  of  an  institution 
are  well  known.  Music,  Painting  and  the  French  language  are 
said  to  be  taught  in  a  very  superior  manner  by  Miss  Beze,  a 
native  of  France.  Competent  assistants  are  provided  for  the 
several  departments. — Editorial,  Raleigh  Star,  March  15,  1810. 

MRS.  BOWEN   RETURNS  TO   FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY,    1810 
TO  PARENTS  AND  GUARDIANS 

Circumstances  of  a  domestic  nature  having  rendered  it 
necessary  that  Frances  Bowen  should  return  to  her  family  in 
Fayetteville,  she  has  (though  reluctantly)  withdrawn  herself 
from  the  Raleigh  Academy,  and  purposes  opening  a 

SCHOOL    IN    FAYETTEVILLE 

on  the  first  Monday  in  March,  for  the  reception  of  young  ladies. 
She  engages  to  teach  them  those  various  branches  of  Literature 


134  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH       • 

which  she  has  taught  with  some  success  for  three  years  past  in 
the  Raleigh  Academy.     *     *     * 
Fayetteville,  February  5,  1810. 

Raleigh  Star,  February  22,  1810. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  FOR  1811 
FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY 

The  examination  of  the  students  of  this  Academy  closed  on 
the  20th  instant.  The  Trustees  with  pleasure  announce  to  the 
public  the  gratification  which  this  display  of  the  proficiency  of 
the  students,  in  those  branches  of  education  in  which  they  have 
been  instructed  during  the  last  session,  afforded  them. 

The  students  of  the  Male  Department,  in  the  Greek  and 
Latin  Languages  and  other  important  studies  (a  few  excepted) 
discovered  an  accurate  knowledge  of  the  authors  they  had  read, 
and  an  aptitude  and  promptness  in  the  application  of  Grammar, 
not  often  witnessed.  The  pupils  in  the  interior  classes,  in  Eng- 
lish Grammar,  Reading,  &c,  gave  pleasure  to  the  parents  and 
Trustees,  and  did  honor  to  themselves. 

In  the  Female  Department,  in  Astronomy,  in  History,  and 
Geography;  in  Grammar,  Reading,  Writing,  &c,  the  young 
ladies  evinced  in  the  course  of  their  examination  the  assiduity 
and  success  with  which  they  had  devoted  themselves  to  their 
studies. 

Every  exertion  has  been  made  by  the  Trustees  of  this  Sem- 
inary to  render  it  eminently  respectable,  and  extensively  useful. 
The  Rev.  William  L.  Turner  will  continue  to  preside  over  the 
institution,  assisted  by  Messrs.  John  E.  Gunning  and  Colin 
MTver,  whose  talents  are  known  and  approved. 

Mrs.  Frances  Bowen  will  superintend  immediately  the  Fe- 
male Department.  The  success  with  which  Mrs.  Bowen  has  for 
many  years  taught,  and  the  celebrity  which  she  has  acquired 
both  as  preceptress  and  governess,  will  hold  out  inducements  to 
parents  to  confide  their  daughters  to  her  care.     Mrs.   Bowen 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  135 

will  be  assisted  by  Dr.  James  Bogle,  late  Principal  of  the  Louis- 
burg  Academy,  whose  experience  and  former  success  promise 
much.  : 

The  local  situation  of  Fayetteville,  the  regular  and  firm 
basis  upon  which  the  institution  rests,  and  the  capacity  and  the 
reputation  of  the  several  preceptors,  will,  it  is  presumed,  insure 
to  the  Academy  a  liberal  support.  It  is  worthy  of  remark  that 
there  has  been  during  the  whole  of  the  present  year  only  two  or 
three  instances  of  indisposition,  and  those  but  slight,  among  the 
students. 

The  price  of  tuition  per  quarter  is  from  two  and  a  half  to 
six  dollars.  Board  may  be  had  in  the  most  respectable  families 
for  eighteen  or  twenty-one  dollars  per  quarter. 

The  exercises  of  the  Academy  will  commence  on  the  first 
of  January  next. 

Fayetteville,  December  21,  1810. 

— The  Star,  Raleigh,  January  3,  1811. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  FOR  1812 
FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY 

The  Trustees  of  this  institution  are  happy  to  announce  to 
the  public  that  its  exercises  commenced  on  the  1st  day  of  this 
month.  The  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Turner  continues  to  superintend  the 
whole  school ;  Mrs.  Bowen  presides  in  the  Female  Department. 
*  *  *  Mr.  Memorel,  a  French  gentleman  of  talents  and 
well  qualified,  will  regularly  attend  the  Academy  to  give  French 
instruction  to  such  as  may  wish  to  become  acquainted  with  the 
French  language. 

Mr.  Baker,  from  Richmond,  who  has  taught  with  much 
celebrity  and  success,  will  give  lessons  on  the  Pianoforte  to 
those  young  ladies  who  are  desirous  of  learning  music.     *     *    * 

By  order  Ben  Robinson,  President. 

P.  J.  Tillinghast,  Jun.  Sec. 

Fayetteville,  January  2,  1812. 

— Raleigh  Star,  January  10,  1812. 


136  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

DEATH  OF  WILLIAM  L.  TURNER,  1813 

DIED 

At  Fayetteville,  on  Sunday  last,  the  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Turner, 
Pastor  and  Principal  of  the  Academy  of  that  place,  and  former- 
ly of  this  city.  Mr.  Turner  had  just  paid  us  a  visit,  in  perfect 
health.  On  his  return,  he  was  seized  with  a  fever  which  carried 
him  off.  Mr.  Turner  was  a  Minister  of  respectable  standing  in 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  an  able  and  successful  teacher,  a  man 
of  great  plainness  of  manners  and  a  highly  respected  citizen. — 
Raleigh  Register,  Friday,  October  22,  1813. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  UNDER  MR.  BARROWS 

We  are  gratified  to  learn  that  the  loss  which  the  Fayette- 
ville Academy  recently  sustained  in  the  death  of  its  most  estim- 
able Principal,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Turner,  has  been  well  supplied  in 
the  appointment  of  Mr.  Barrows,  a  gentleman  of  the  first 
talents  and  character,  as  his  successor.  Mrs.  Sambourne,  long 
known  to  the  public  as  an  approved  teacher  of  music  and  paint- 
ing in  this  city,  is  to  assist  Mrs.  Bowen  in  the  Female  Depart- 
ment of  that  institution. — Editorial  Raleigh  Star,  November 
5,  1813. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  ADOPTS  LANCASTER  PLAN 
FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY 

The  Trustees  of  this  institution  with  pleasure  announce  that 
their  hopes  are  again  revived  by  the  appointment  of  the  Rev. 
J.  A.  Turner  as  Principal  thereof.  They  have  also  employed 
Miss  Bosworth,  late  of  the  Raleigh  Academy,  to  superintend  the 
Female  Department.     *     *     * 

The  Trustees  have  long  looked  with  a  favorable  eye,  on  those 
obvious  improvements  in  the  art  of  school  teaching  which  were 
first  brought  into  operation  by  Mr.  Joseph  Lancaster,  of  Great 
Britain,  the  beneficial  effects  of  which  have  already  been  felt 
and  acknowledged  by  a  great  majority  of  the  large  towns  in  the 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  137 

United  States.  They  have,  therefore,  only  waited  for  a  favor- 
able opportunity  to  introduce  this  system  in  all  its  improvements 
into  the  institution  under  their  care.  This  time,  they  are  happy 
to  say,  has  at  last  arrived.  They  did,  therefore,  at  one  of  their 
late  meetings,  pass  an  order  that  the  preparatory  school  attached 
to  the  Academy,  shall  hereafter  be  conducted  on  this  improved 
plan.  Those  acquainted  with  this  mode  of  teaching,  nothing 
need  be  said  in  commendation  of  it — those  not  acquainted  with 
it  are  hereby  confidently  assured  that  in  the  opinion  of  all  who 
have  had  a  fair  opportunity  of  judging,  no  plan  has  ever  before 
been  introduced  into  our  schools  combining  so  many  advantages, 
both  in  regard  to  cheapness  and  the  facility  with  which  children 
acquire  a  knowledge  of  the  most  necessary  branches  of  an  Eng- 
lish education.  The  members  of  this  school,  having  been  suit- 
ably prepared,  shall  (if  desired)  be  advanced  to  other  rooms,  in 
which  will  be  taught  Arithmetic  and  English  Grammar  more 
perfectly,  Geography,  Astronomy,  Belles-Lettres,  Natural  and 
Moral  Philosophy,  the  Elements  of  Chemistry,  the  various 
branches  of  the  Mathematics,  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages, 
Etc  ^     ^ 

P.  J.  Tillinghast,  Jun.  Sec. 
Fayetteville,  December  14,  1814. 

Raleigh  Star,  January  6,  1815. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  FOR  1823 
FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY 

This  institution  now  affords  advantages  equal  to  any  in  the 
Southern  States,  being  conducted  upon  the  most  approved 
principles,  and  provided  with  superior  teachers  in  every  branch 
of  useful  and  ornamental  education.     *     *     * 

TERMS 

Female  Department,  conducted  by  Mrs.  Hamilton,  with  assis- 
tant Teachers : 

Rudiments,  per  quarter $2.50 

Reading  and  Writing 3.00 


138  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

English  Grammar,  Ancient  and  Modern  Geography  with 
use  of  the  Maps  and  Globes,  History,  Chronology, 
Mythology,  Rhetoric,  Belles-Lettres,  Composition, 
Natural  Philosophy,  Botany  with  Plain  and  Orna- 
mental Needle  Work 6.00 

Music,  taught  by  Madame  Villa,  in  the  best  Italian  Style : 
Per  Ann.  taught  in  the  Academy,  $60.00;  or  $20.00 

per  quarter. 
Per  Ann.  taught  out  of  Academy,  $100.00;  $25.00 
per  quarter. 

Drawing,  Painting  and  French  Language,  taught  by  Mr. 
Lansing,  a  native  of  France : 

Drawing  and  Painting,  per  quarter 6.00 

French  6.50 

Classical  Department,  under  Dr.  G.  Davis,  Tuition : 

The  Latin  and  Greek  Languages,  Natural  and  Moral 
Philosophy,  Logic,  Astronomy,  Mathematics,  Geome- 
try and  Algebra 8.00 

ENGLISH    MALE  DEPARTMENT 

Rudiments $3.00 

Reading,  Writing,  Arithmetic,  English  Grammar,  Ancient 
and  Modern  Geography,  with  the  Use  of  Maps  and 
Globes 6.00 

Pen  and  Ink  provided  the  students  without  charge.  A  tax 
of  25  cents  each  student  for  wood,  water,  etc.  Board,  includ- 
ing all  the  above  branches  except  Music,  $35.00  per  quarter — 
payable  in  advance. 

Wm.  Hamilton. 

For  the  satisfaction  of  parents  and  guardians  the  following 
gentlemen  may  be  referred  to : 

J.  A.  Cameron,  Esq.,  President  of  the  School  Committee; 
Rev'd.  R.  H.  Morrison. 

April  30,  1823. 

— Raleigh  Register,  November  18,  1823. 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  139 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  BUILDINGS   FOR 

LEASE,  1825 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY 

A  Principal  Teacher  is  wanted  in  this  institution,  well  quali- 
fied to  instruct  youths  of  both  sexes  in  all  the  branches  of  an 
English  and  Classical  Education,  and  to  prepare  young  men  for 
entrance  into  the  Junior  Class  of  any  College  in  the  Union. 
His  moral  character,  and  qualification  for  teaching  the  Greek 
and  Latin  Classes,  must  be  undoubted. 

It  is  the  design  of  the  Trustees  to  contract  with  a  gentle- 
man who  will  take  upon  himself  the  sole  management  and  re- 
sponsibility of  the  school,  comprehending  both  departments, 
Male  and  Female,  supply  the  same  with  teachers  of  his  own 
choice,  and  furnish  every  other  necessary,  in  consideration  of 
which  he  will  be  entitled  to  regulate  the  price  of  tuition,  and 
to  receive  all  the  emoluments  derived  from  it. 

This  plan  is  recommended  by  the  experience,  that  salary 
employments  do  not  stimulate  to  that  industry  and  zeal  which 
are  necessary  to  the  successful  progress  and  reputation  of  a 
large  school,  and  has  its  foundation  in  that  principle  of  self- 
love,  which  prompts  the  exertions  most  where  interest  lies,  by 
identifying  the  interest  of  the  teacher  with  the  character  of  the 
school,  thus  affording  to  the  public  the  surest  guaranty  of 
having  their  children  faithfully  taught. 

The  Academy  lot  and  buildings  are  situated  in  very  pleas- 
ant part  of  the  town,  on  one  of  the  principal  streets,  and  in  the 
neighborhood  of  the  Episcopal  and  Presbyterian  Churches. 
The  lot  is  large,  and  well  shaded  in  the  front  yard,  which  com- 
municates with  the  street  over  a  stile.  The  main  building  and 
wing  are  three  stories  high,  with  a  double  portico  in  front,  and 
is  surmounted  with  a  beautiful  belfry.  The  length  and  breadth 
of  the  main  building  is  about  65  by  45  feet,  divided  into  large 
apartments,  separated  by  large  halls  or  passages  through  the 
center. 

They  are  sufficiently  capacious  to  accommodate  a  school  of 


140  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

200  scholars  and  a  family,  and  the  lot  is   supplied   from  a 
hydrant  in  the  front  yard  with  good  and  wholesome  water. 

Few  prospects  can  be  more  inviting  than  the  present,  to  a 
married  gentleman  with  a  family,  qualified  to  assist  in  the  fam- 
ily, or  capable  of  taking  boarders  (and  such  a  person  the  Trus- 
tees would  greatly  prefer)  for  it  combines  the  advantages  of 
two-fold  profits,  to  be  derived  from  teaching  and  boarding  chil- 
dren from  abroad.  And  when  it  is  known  that  this  academy  is 
situated  in  a  town  of  3,000  souls,  and  that  there  is  no  Academy 
within  60  miles  of  it,  in  which  the  higher  branches  of  learning 
are  taught,  the  striking  advantages  of  this  offer  cannot  fail  to 
make  a  strong  appeal  to  the  interests  and  enterprise  of  the  first 
talents  in  the  country,  devoted  from  necessity  to  the  vocations 
of  Literature. 

The  Trustees  will  lease  the  buildings,  lot,  &c,  from  the  first 
day  of  January  next  (when  the  present  lease  expires)  for  one 
year;  after  which  they  will  extend  the  term  to  any  number  of 
years  the  contracting  parties  can  agree  upon. 

Letters,  postpaid,  may  be  addressed  to  the  subscribers  at 
this  place. 

Louis  D.  Henry, 
Jno.  W.  Wright, 

Committee. 

Fayetteville,  August  10th. 

— Raleigh  Register,  August  16,  1825. 

FAYETTEVILLE  ACADEMY  IN  1838 

Fayetteville  Female  Seminary  will  open  on  the  15th  of 
October.  Besides  the  principal  assistants  of  last  year,  three  ap- 
proved and  experienced  teachers  will  be  added,  viz :  Miss  S. 
Bostock,  Miss  J.  Simpson,  and  Miss  J.  B.  Simpson.  Miss 
Bostock  is  an  English  lady,  who  has  taught  with  success  both  in 
Europe  and  in  this  country.  She  will  teach  in  the  Literary  and 
Scientific  Departments,  and  will  take  a  general  and  direct  super- 
intendence of  the  manners  and  deportment  of  the  young  ladies. 
Miss  J.  Simpson  will  take  charge  of  the  French  Department, 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  141 

and  aid  in  the  Literary  Department  and  Music.  Miss  J.  B. 
Simpson  takes  charge  of  the  Music  Department,  on  the  Piano, 
Guitar,  and  Parlor  Organ.  She  will  also  teach  Drawing,  Paint- 
ing, Embroidery,  etc. 

Good  boarding  may  be  readily  obtained  in  genteel  families, 
and  parents  will  be  assisted  in  placing  their  daughters,  on  appli- 
cation to  Judge  Potter,  Mr.  H.  Leete,  Mr.  Geo.  McNeill,  or  to 

R.  W.  Bailey. 
— Wilmington  Advertiser,  October  6,  1838. 

DONALDSON  ACADEMY  IN  1835 

The  Winter  Session  of  the  school  in  Donaldson  Academy 
will  be  opened  in  the  new  building  provided  for  the  purpose, 
on  Hay  Mount,  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  January. 

Fayetteville,  December  22,  1834. 

— Wilmington  Advertiser,  January  7,  1835. 

The  Academy  continued  its  life  and  usefulness  until  1878, 
when  the  Graded  School  was  started  with  Alexander  Graham  as 
Superintendent. 


142  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


CHURCH  ORGANIZATION,  1928 

Rev.  Francis  Campbell  Symonds Pastor 

Miss  Virginia  Smith Secretary 

ELDERS 
Dr.  A.  S.  Cromartie  Mr.  A.  E.  Rankin 

Mr.  John  H.  Culbreth  Mr.  Charles  Rankin 

Dr.  J.  W.  McNeill  Mr.  Charles  G.  Rose 

Mr.  Robert  M.  Prior  Mr.  W.  A.  West 

Mr.  E.  H.  Williamson 

DEACONS 

Mr.  M.  A.  Bethune  Dr.  R.  L.  Pittman 

Mr.  G.  E.  Betts  Dr.  D.  L.  Pridgen 

Mr.  J.  R.  Boyd  Mr.  T.  J.  Purdie 

Mr.  T.  A.  DeVane  Mr.  C.  W.  Rankin 

Mr.  R.  H.  Dye  Mr.  T.  W.  Rankin 

Mr.  J.  L.  Gainey  Mr.  H.  McD.  Robinson 

Mr.  Prior  Johnson  Mr.  Thomas  D.  Rose 

Mr.  N.  H.  McGeachy  Mr.  Frank  H.  Stedman 

Mr.  H.  M.  McKethan  Mr.  J.  B.  Wilson 
Mr.  C.  B.  Williams 

Mrs.  Parker  Vickery Organist 

Sexton,  Perry  Turner 

SUNDAY  SCHOOLS 
1.    FIRST  CHURCH 

OFFICERS 

Mr.  Charles  G.  Rose General  Superintendent 

Mr.  George  E.  Betts 1st  Assistant  Superintendent 

Mr.  L.  C.  Hubbard 2nd  Assistant  Superintendent 

Mr.  W.  J.  Bulla Secretary 

Mr.  Crawford  Boyd Assistant  Secretary 

Mr.   Chester  Williams Treasurer 

Mr.  George  E.  Spencer Superintendent  of  Literature 

Mrs.  Clifton  E.  Rankin Cradle  Roll  Superintendent 

Mrs.  Annie  Rose  McNeill Beginner's  Superintendent 

Mrs.  Kate  Utley Primary  Superintendent 

Miss  Kate  Sutton Junior  Superintendent 

Mrs.  L.  C.  Hubbard Intermediate  Superintendent 

Miss  Zula  Rankin Young  People's  Superintendent 

Mrs.  Charles  Rankin Adult  Superintendent 

Mrs.  D.  S.  Orrell Home  Department  Superintendent 

Mrs.  E.  R.  McKethan Librarian 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  143 


2.    CAMPBELLTON  CHURCH 

OFFICERS 

Mr.  George  E.  Betts Superintendent 

Mr.  Furman  Powers Assistant  Superintendent 

Mr.  Charles  Beard Secretary  and  Treasurer 

TEACHERS 

Mr.  George  E.  Betts  Mrs.  J.  R.  Boyd 

Rev.  T.  C.  Croker  Mrs.  T.  C.  Croker 

Mr.  F.  L.  Holcomb  Mrs.  Hilda  Kite 

Mr.  Furman  Powers  Miss  Zula  Rankin 

3.     MILE  BRANCH 

OFFICERS 

Mr.  George  Spencer Superintendent 

Dr.  J.  W.  McNeill Assistant  Superintendent 

Mrs.  J.  W.  Carmon Secretary 

Mr.  J.  W.  Carmon Treasurer 

TEACHERS 

Mrs.  John  W.  Ellis  Mrs.  W.  R.  Clayton 

Mrs.  W.  T.  Moore  Mr.  George  Spencer 

4.     SOUTH  FAYETTEVILLE 

OFFICERS 

Mr.  W.  A.  West Superintendent 

Mr.  T.  S.  Lucas Secretary  and  Treasurer 

TEACHERS 

Miss  Ethel  Clayton  Mrs.  Sarah  Hall 

Miss  Grace  Clayton  Miss  Mollie  Hardie 

Dr.  A.  S.  Cromartie  Miss  Annie  Lee  Knott 

Mr.  James  Davis  Miss  Annie  Minor 

Mrs.  W.  A.  West,  Substitute 

YOUNG  PEOPLE'S  SOCIETIES 
1.     JUNIOR  CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR   NO.   1 

OFFICERS 

Mrs.  Charles  G.  Rose Superintendent 

Miss  Mary  Louise  Williams t Assistant 

Raymond  Pittman President 

Dorothy  Spears Vice-President 

Annie  Lee  Rose Secretary 

Elizabeth  Peden Treasurer 


144  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


2.  JUNIOR   CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR,   NO.  2 

OFFICERS 

Harold  Holcombe President 

Margaret  Cameron Vice-President 

Dorothy    Plummer Secretary 

Rachel  B.  Nye Treasurer 

3.  MILE  BRANCH  CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR 

OFFICERS 

Mrs.  W.  T.  Moore Superintendent 

Cassie    O'Neal President 

Beulah    Taulbart Vice-President 

Mrs.  W.  T.  Moore Secretary  and  Treasurer 

4.  INTERMEDIATE  CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR 

OFFICERS 

Miss  Kate  Sutton Superintendent 

Miss  Virginia   Smith Assistant 

Ben  Lacy  Ross President 

Cleo    Brown Vice-President 

Ann    Gaster Secretary 

Claude    Rankin Treasurer 

5.     SENIOR  CHRISTIAN   ENDEAVOR 

OFFICERS 

Mrs.  W.  A.  West , Counselor 

Miss  Lelia  Hubbard Assistant 

Frank    West President 

T.  C.  Croker,  Jr Vice-President 

Mildred  Bowles Secretary 

Charles  Rose Treasurer 

Miss  Mollie  Hardie Corresponding  Secretary 

MEN  OF  THE  CHURCH 

OFFICERS 

Mr.  Thomas  D.  Rose President 

Mr.  M.  A.  Bethune Secretary 

Mr.  D.  A.  Shaw Treasurer 

Mr.  W.  A.  West Chairman  of  Department  No.  1 

Mr.  Charles  Rankin Chairman  of  Department  No.  2 

Mr.  George  E.  Betts Chairman  of  Department  No.  3 

Mr.  H.  M.  McKethan Chairman  of  Department  No.  4 

Dr.  D.  L.  Pridgen Chairman  of  Department  No.  5 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH   CAROLINA  145 


GROUP    LEADERS 

No.  1— Mr.  M.  A.  Bethune  No.  5— Mr.  J.  F.  Poag 

No.  2— Mr.  L.  C.  Hubbard  No.  6— Mr.  C.  W.  Rankin 

No.  3— Mr.  G.  E.  Berts  No.  7— Mr.  W.  M.  Shaw 

No.  4— Dr.  A.  S,  Cromartie  No.  8— Mr.  F.  L.  Holcombe 

WOMAN'S  AUXILIARY 

OFFICERS 

Mrs.  A.  S.  Cromartie President 

Mrs.  Annie  Rose  McNeill Vice-President 

Mrs.  Harry  M.  Hodges Secretary 

Mrs.  Charles  G.  Rose Treasurer 

CIRCLE  CHAIRMEN 

Circle  No.  1 Mrs.  C.  H.  Johnson 

Circle  No.  2 Mrs.  James  L.  Gainey 

Circle  No.  3 Mrs.  W.  A.  Holmes 

Circle  No.  4 Mrs.  J.  M.  Peden 

Circle  No.  5 Mrs.  Charles  Rankin 

Circle  No.  6 Mrs.  J.  E.  Bryan 

Circle  No.  7 Mrs.  R.  H.  Buckingham 

Circle  No.  8 Mrs.  Royal  D.  Jones 

Mrs.  Thomas  D.  Rose Secretary  of  Foreign  Missions 

Miss  Annie  McArthur Secretary  of  Assembly's  Home  Missions 

Miss  Margaret  Whitehead Secretary  of  S.  P.  &  C.  Home  Missions 

Miss  Kate  Sutton Secretary  of  S.  S.  Ext.  and  Y.  P.  W. 

Mrs.  W.  M.  Shaw Secretary  of  C.  E.  and  M.  R. 

Mrs.  Kate  Utley Secretary  of  Spiritual  Life 

Miss  Zula  Rankin Secretary  of  Literature 

Miss  Maggie  Rose Secretary  of  Orphanage  Work 

Mrs.  Hilda  Kite Secretary  of  Social  Service 

Miss  Virginia  Smith Secretary  of  Pastor's  Aid 

CHURCH  MEMBERSHIP,  1928 

Acker,  Mr.  Carl  Raymond  Ayer,  Mrs.  Maggie 

Acker,  Mrs.  James  Ayers,  Mr.  E.  W.,  Jr. 

Alderfer,  Mr.  F.  M.  Ayers,  Mrs.  E.  W.,  Jr. 
Alderfer,  Mrs.  F.  M. 

Armfield,  Mrs.  Mamie  Brown  Barefoot,  Mrs.  Luella  J. 

Armfield,  Marcus  Donald  Barlow,  Alton 

Armfield,  Sara  Prather  Barlow,  Mrs.  D.  A. 

Ashworth,  J.  H.  Barlow,  John  D. 

Ashworth,  Mrs.  J.  H.  Barnes,  Mrs.  Allan 

Atkinson,  James  Barnes,  Mrs.  James 


146 


HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


Barnes,  Julia  Elizabeth 
Beckwith,  Mr.  Marion  W. 
Bell,  Mr.  George  R. 
Bell,  Mrs.  George  R. 
Bell,  Mrs.  Leon  M. 
Bell,  Louis  A. 
Bell,  Mrs.  Louis  A. 
Bell,  Louis  Augustus,  Jr. 
Betts,  Mr.  George  Elmer 
Betts,  Mrs.  George  Elmer 
Betts,  George  Elmer,  Jr. 
Bethune,  Mr.  Malcolm  A. 
Biggs,  Mr.  George  Randell 
Biggs,  Mrs.  George  Randell 
Blakey,  Mrs.  R.  A. 
Blanton,  Mr.  E.  Lee 
Blount,  Mr.  Fred 
Blount,  Mrs.  Ruby  B. 
Blue,  Elizabeth  Sikes 
Blue,  Margaret  Frances 
Boone,  Kenneth  O. 
Boone,  Mrs.  Kenneth  O. 
Boone,  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Bough,  Mrs.  Dorothy  Shaw 
Bowles,  Annie  Elizabeth 
Bowles,  Aileen  Elizabeth 
Bowles,  David 
Bowles,  Mrs.  David 
Bowles,  David  Alexander 
Bowles,  Mildred  Kathleen 
Bowles,  Mrs.  H.  L. 
Boyd,  Crawford 
Boyd,  Mr.  John  Richard 
Boyd,  Mrs.  John  Richard 
Bramble,  Mr.  Lennox 
Bras  well,  Dagnall  Lee 
Brown,  Etta 
Brown,  Miss  Ettie 
Brown,  Miss  Fay  Elizabeth 
Brown,  Miss  lone  Clara 
Brown,  Gordon 
Brown,  Isabel 
Brown,  Margaret 
Brown,  Mary 


Brown,  Miss  Straudie 

Bryan,  Daisy  Blue 

Bryan,  Mr.  J.  E. 

Bryan,  Mrs.  J.  E. 

Bryan,  James  Everett,  Jr. 

Bryan,  Mary  Shaw 

Buckingham,  Irene 

Buckingham,  Lula  May 

Buckingham,  Mr.  Robert  Henry 

Buckingham,  Mrs.  Robert  Henry 

Buckingham,  Miss  Rossie  Gray 

Buckingham,  Miss  Vera  Josephine 

Buckingham,  Mrs.  Virginia 

Bulla,  Edward  Earle 

Bulla,  Francis  Elmira 

Bulla,  Kyra  Jane 

Bulla,  Vera  McNeill 

Bulla,  William  James 

Bulla,  Mrs.  William  James 

Bullard,  B.  F. 

Bullard,  Mrs.  J.  W. 

Bullard,  Louise  Lawrence 

Bullard,  Mr.  N.  B. 

Bullard,  Mrs.  N.  B. 

Bullard,  Robert  Paul 

Bullard,  Thomas  R. 

Bullard,  Mrs.  Thomas  R. 

Butler,  Mr.  Carson 

Burkhead,  Mrs.  E.  G. 

Burns,  Mrs.  Enoch 

Callahan,  Mr.  Joseph  S. 
Cameron,  Catherine 
Cameron,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mclver 
Cameron,  James  Monroe 
Campbell,  Beatrice 
Campbell,  Mrs.  Worth 
Campbell,  Helen  Louise 
Campbell,  J.  W. 
Campbell,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Campbell,  Margaret  Virginia 
Campbell,  Odessa 
Campbell,  Walter  Hill 
Campbell,  Mrs.  Walter  Hill 


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147 


Carter,  Mr.  William  S. 
Carter,  Mrs.  William  S. 
Chappell,  E.  J. 
Chappell,  Mrs.  E.  J. 
Clark,  Mr.  George  P. 
Clark,  Mrs.  George  P. 


Currie,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Currie,  John  D. 
Currie,  Miss  Lucy 
Currie,  Mr.  William  Todd 
Currow,  Mr.  Felix  C. 
Currow,  Mrs.  Felix  C. 


Clark,  Mr.  Timothy  Nicholson 
Clayton,  Ethel 
Clayton,  Mr.  Garland 
Clayton,  Grace 
Clayton,  Mrs.  W.  R. 
Cook,  Alexander  E. 
Cook,  Mr.  Edward  Starr 
Cook,  Mrs.  Edward  Starr 
Cook,  Henry  Lilly 
Cook,  Mrs.  Henry  Lilly 
Cook,  Mr.  John  H. 
Cook,  Mrs.  John  H. 
Cooper,  Miss  Allene  L. 
Cooper,  Mr.  C.  J. 
Cooper,  Mrs.  C.  J. 
Cooper,  Elizabeth 
Cooper,  Miss  Lucy 
Cooper,  Mrs.  Sol  W. 
Copeland,  Mr.  George  E. 
Copeland,  Mrs.  George  E. 
Copeland,  George  E.  Jr. 
Cox,  Miss  Berta 
Croker,  Malcolm  Shields 
Croker,  Mrs.  T.  C. 
Croker,  T.  C,  Jr. 
Croker,  Woolie 
Cromartie,  Dr.  A.  S. 
Cromartie,  Mrs.  A.  S. 
Cromartie,  Alva  Simpson,  Jr. 
Cromartie,  Eliza  Faison 
Cromartie,  Victoria  Lewis 
Crowson,  Miss  Margaret 
Culbreth,  Miss  Janie 
Culbreth,  Mr.  John  H.,  Sr. 
Culbreth,  Mrs.  John  H. 
Culbreth,  John  H.,  Jr. 
Currie,  Mrs.  B.  G. 


Dale,  Mr.  W.  H. 
Daniels,  Mrs.  H.  M. 
Davis,  E.  Grissom 
Davis,  Frank 
Davis,  Nita 
Davis,  Mrs.  Wiley 
Dawson,  Mrs.  Frank  A. 
Deal,  Wesley 
Deaver,  Mr.  Andrew  Lee 
Deaver,  Mr.  Piatt 
DeVane,  Mr.  W.  A. 
DeVane,  Mr.  Thomas  A. 
DeVane,  Mrs.  Thomas  A. 
Dickinson,  Mrs.  Hazel 
Dixon,  Mrs.  Frederick 
Downs,  Mr.  LeRoy  L. 
Downs,  Mrs.  LeRoy  L. 
Drake,  Mr.  Henry  T.,  Jr. 
Drake,  Airs.  Henry  T.,  Jr. 
Dye,  Mr.  Robert  H. 

Easom,  Mr.  John  E. 
Easom,  Mrs.  John  E. 
Easom,  William  J. 
Elam,  Mr.  John  Samuel 
Elam,  Mrs.  John  Samuel 
Elkins,  Mrs.  W.  W. 
Ellington,  Mr.  B.  H. 
Ellington,  Mrs.  B.  H. 
Ellis,  Mr.  George  W. 
Ellis,  James 
Ellis,  Mrs.  John  W. 
Ellis,  Margaret 
Ellis,  Mary 
Elmgren,  Mr.  Y.  P. 
Elmgren,  Mrs.  Y.  P. 
Emmitt,  Mrs.  James 


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Estridge,  Mr.  D.  L. 
Estridge,  Mrs.  D.  L. 
Evans,  Miss  Bettie  W. 
Evans,  Mr.  Frank  N. 
Evans,  Mrs.  Frank  N. 
Evans,  Jonathan 
Evans,  Mrs.  Oliver 
Evans,  Miss  Rebecca 
Evans,  Miss  Willie 
Evelyn,  Rosa 
Everett,  Mr.  A.  P. 
Everett,  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Everett,  Miss  Ora 
Everts,  Mr.  Lester  G. 
Ewing,  Mr.  Wall  C. 
Ewing,  Mrs.  Wall  C. 

Faircloth,  Mrs.  Alec. 
Faircloth,  Mr.  Charles  F. 
Faircloth,  Mrs.  Charles  F. 
Faircloth,  Mrs.  James 
Faircloth,  James  Ellis 
Fisher,  Mr.  Paul  T. 
Fisher,  Mrs.  Paul  T. 
Fortson,  Edith  Rose 
Fortson,  Mr.  R.  M. 
Fortson,  Mrs.  R.  M. 
Fowler,  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Freeman,  Mrs.  Nora 

Gainey,  Mr.  James  L. 
Gainey,  Mrs.  James  L. 
Gainey,  Dr.  J.  W. 
Gainey,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Gainey,  Lucille  Buchannan 
Gainey,  Priscilla  Broadwater 
Gainey,  Rose  Gwendolyn 
Gaster,  Ann 
Gaster,  Mr.  David 
Gaster,  Mrs.  David 
Gibson,  Mrs.  Thomas  L. 
Gibson,  Williams  H. 
Gilbert,  Mrs.  James  H. 
Gilbert,  Mrs.  James  C. 
Gillett,  Mr.  Marion  L. 


Gillett,  Mrs.  Marion  L. 
Gilmore,  Mrs.  J.  F. 
Godwin,  Mr.  Herman  Lacy 
Godwin,  Mrs.  Herman  Lacy 
Godwin,  Mrs.  Roy 
Grannis,  Mrs.  J.  K. 
Green,  Mrs.  Mamie  Parker 
Green,  Mrs.  Rachel 
Grimm,  Mr.  F.  H. 
Grimm,  Mrs.  F.  H. 

Hall,  Miss  Elton  Foote 

Hall,  John  P. 

Hall,  Miss  Olivia  Robinson 

Hardy,  Dora  Lilion 

Hardy,  Mrs.  Dora  Shaw 

Hardy,  Miss  Mollie 

Hardy,  Sylvia  Jane 

Harris,  Mrs.  Bertha 

Harris,  Mr.  C.  F. 

Harris,  Mrs.  C.  F. 

Harris,  Flora 

Harlan,  Eugenia  Harris 

Harlan,  Mr.  Howard,  Jr. 

Harlan,  Mrs.  Howard,  Jr. 

Harmon,  Miss  Mildred  S. 

Hasty,  Mr.  C.  E. 

Hasty,  Mrs.  C.  E. 

Hart,  Mr.  Howard 

Hart,  Mrs.  Howard 

Hatch,  Mrs.  Kate  Phillips 

Hatch,  Miss  Margaret  F. 

Hatch,  Miss  Marie 

Hawley,  Mr.  William  Avery 

Hawley,  Mrs.  William  Avery 

Heath,  Mr.  Henry  C. 

Heath,  Mrs.  Henry  C. 

Hewitt,  Mr.  Charles  Moody  F. 

Hewitt,  Mrs.  Charles  Moody  F. 

Hewitt,  Lula  Mae 

Highsmith,  Ethel  Johnson 

Highsmith,  Mrs.  Seavy 

Highsmith,  Seavy,  Jr. 

Hodges,  Mr.  Harry  Mead,  Sr. 


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Hodges,  Mrs.  Harry  Mead 
Hodges,  Harry  Mead,  Jr. 
Hodges,  Mr.  John  M.,  Jr. 
Holcombe,  Mr.  Frank  L. 
Holcombe,  Mrs.  Frank  L. 
Holcombe,  Harold  Milton 
Holcombe,  James  Hallowell 
Hikderm,  D.  C. 
Holland,  Miss  Minnie 
Holland,  Mrs.  R.  L.,  Sr. 
Holland,  Mr.  R.  L.,  Jr. 
Holland,  Mrs.  R.  L.,  Jr. 
Holmes,  Mrs.  J.  Asa 
Holmes,  Claudius  A. 
Holmes,  Mr.  Dobbin 
Holmes,  Mrs.  Dobbin 
Holmes,  Elizabeth  Atkinson 
Holmes,  Guthrie  M. 
Holmes,  Mrs.  Guthrie  M. 
Holmes,  Miss  Henrietta 
Holmes,  Mrs.  Stacy 
Holmes,  William 
Holmes,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Holmes,  Mr.  W.  G. 
Holmes,  Mrs.  W.  G. 
Hondros,  Mrs.  George 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  A.  L. 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  G.  F. 
Hubbard,  Mr.  L.  C.,  Sr. 
Hubbard,  Mrs.  L.  C. 
Hubbard,  Langdon  C.,  Jr. 
Hubbard,  Leila 
Hubbard,  Ola  V. 
Huggins,  Mr.  A.  M. 
Huggins,  Mrs.  A.  M. 
Huggins,  Carolyn 
Hughes,  Mrs.  Sanford 
Huske,  Mrs.  A.  S. 
Huske,  Miss  Wilhelmina 
Hyman,  Mr.  T.  C. 
Hyman,  Mrs.  T.  C. 

Jackson,  Emmitt  Nolley 
Jackson,  Margaret  N. 


Jackson,  Martha  Stein 
Jackson,  Mrs.  N.  McL. 
Jackson,  Robert  M. 
Jackson,  Mrs.  Robert  M. 
Jackson,  Robert  M.,  Jr. 
Jackson,  Mrs.  W.  S. 
Jennings,  William  B. 
Jennings,  Mrs.  William  B. 
Jernigan,  Alfred 
Jernigan,  Mrs.  Ashley 
Jernigan,  J.  A. 
Jernigan,  Mrs.  J.  A. 
Jessup,  Annie  Crowson 
Jessup,  Gordon 
Jessup,  Mrs.  Gordon 
Jessup,  Robert  Wharton 
Jessup,  Walter  Mclver 
Johnson,  A.  Prior 
Johnson,  Mrs.  A.  Prior 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Charles  H. 
Johnson,  Charles  H,  Jr. 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Edgar 
Johnson,  Mr.  James  F. 
Johnson,  Mrs.  James  F. 
Jones,  Alonzo 
Jones,  Miss  Bert 
Jones,  Mr.  Charles 
Jones,  Mr.  David  Curry 
Jones,  Mrs.  Duncan  H. 
Jones,  Miss  Halma 
Jones,  Mr.  Jimmie  M. 
Jones,  Mrs.  John 
Jones,  Mrs.  Royall  D. 
Jones,  Mrs.  Tom 

Kelly,  Charles  D. 
Kelly,  Mrs.  Charles  D. 
Kelly,  Mrs.  Charles  W. 
Kelly,  Miss  Essie  A. 
Kent,  Mr.  John  S. 
Kent,  Mrs.  J.  S. 
Kent,  John  S.,  Jr. 
Kent,  William  Oliver 
Kindley,  Mr.  W.  E. 


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Kindley,  Mrs.  W.  E. 
King,  Mr.  Isaac  Watts 
Kirkpatrick,  Miss  Georgia 
Kirkpatrick,  Hiram  S. 
Kirkpatrick,  Mrs.  Hiram  S. 
Kirkpatrick,  James  Taylor 
Kirkpatrick,  Margaret  Ellen 
Kistler,  George  W. 
Kistler,  Mrs.  George  W. 
Kite,  Mrs.  Hilda  G. 

Lambeth,  Mrs.  A.  S. 
Lambeth,  Nancy  Elizabeth 
La  whom,  Mrs.  Lou 
Ledford,  Mr.  James  Leon 
Ledford,  Mrs.  James  Leon 
Lewis,  Mrs.  J.  D. 
Lindsey,  Mr.  John  Hubbard 
Lindsey,  Mrs.  John  Hubbard 
Lyon,  Herman  Louis 

Marsh,  Miss  Caroline 
Marsh,  Charles  G. 
Marsh,  Mrs.  J.  H. 
Martin,  Mr.  John  A. 
Martin,  Mrs.  John  A. 
Martin,  Mr.  John  Henry 
Martin,  Mrs.  John  T. 
Mazingo,  Mr.  Ed. 
Mazingo,  Johnie  Ann 
Mazingo,  Warren 
McArthur,  Mr.  Adam 
McArthur,  Mrs.  Adam 
McArthur,  Miss  Annie 
McArthur,  George  Alexander 
McArthur,  Charles  Neill,  Jr. 
McArthur,  Mrs.  Charles  Neill 
McArthur,  Charles  Neill,  Sr. 
McArthur,  Miss  Louise 
McArthur,  Miss  Margaret 
McArthur,  Mrs.   Mary  C. 
McArthur,  Sarah  Katherine 
McBuie,  Miss  Addie 


McBryde,  Mr.  Barney 
McBryde,  Mrs.  Barney 
McBryde,  Barney  Venable 
McBryde,  James 
McBryde,  Vincent 
McCall,  Owen  Jasper 
McCullough,  Sallie 
McDiarmid,  Mrs.  W.  J. 
McFadyen,  Mr.  J.  Scott 
McFadyen,  Mrs.  J.  Scott 
McFadyen,  Mr.  Martin  Jackson 
McGeachy,  Mrs.  Ann 
McGeachy,  Mr.  N.  Hector 
McGeachy,  Mrs.  N.  Hector 
McGeachy,  Neill  Hector,  Jr. 
McGill,  Mr.  W.  A. 
McGill,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
McGilvary,  Miss  Nannie 
Mcintosh,  Mr.  Henry  L. 
Mcintosh,  Mrs.  Henry  L. 
Mclver,  Mrs.  Isabella 
McKay,  Dr.  W.  Peter 
McKay,  Mrs.  W.  Peter 
McKee,  Mr.  Jarvis  H. 
McKee,  Mrs.  Jarvis  H. 
McKethan,  Miss  Augusta 
McKethan,  Crawford  Biggs 
McKethan,  Dr.  David  G. 
McKethan,  Edwin  Robeson,  Jr. 
McKethan,  Mrs.  Edwin  R. 
McKethan,  Elizabeth  Cooper 
McKethan,  Mr.  Hector  McAllister 
McKethan,  Mrs.  Hector  McAllister 
McKethan,  Mrs.  J.  A. 
McKethan,  John  Alexander 
McKethan,  Miss  Katie  D. 
McLaurin,  Mrs.  M.  M. 
McLean,  Miss   Rosa 
McLeod,  Mr.  C.  Robert 
McLeod,  Mrs.  J.  A. 
McLeod,  W.  Gilbert 
McLeod,  Mrs.  W.  Gilbert 
McMillan,  Mr.  Allan  B. 
McMillan,  Miss  Katherine 


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McMillan,  Margaret 
McMillan,  Miss  Sarah 
McNeill,  Miss  Flora  Fletcher 
McNeill,  Flora 
McNeill,  Mrs.  George 
McNeill,  Mrs.  George  P. 
McNeill,  James  Dobbin,  Jr. 
McNeill,  Hector 
McNeill,  Dr.  J.  W. 
McNeill,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
McPhaul,  Mr.  Daniel  M, 
McPhaul,  Mrs.  Daniel  M. 
McQueen,  Donald 
McQueen,  Mrs.  Janie 
McQueen,  Mr.  Malcolm 
McQueen,  Mr.  Peter 
MacRae,  Mr.  Walter  Sherwood 
MacRae,  Mrs.  Walter  Sherwood 
McRainey,  Daniel  L. 
McRainey,  Mrs.  Daniel  L. 
McRainey,  Dougald 
McRainey,  W.  M. 
McRainey,  Mrs.  W.  M. 
MftRainey,  Mrs.  M.  J. 

Meador,  Mr.  John  P. 
Meador,  Mrs.  John  P. 
Melvin,  Booth 
Melvin,  Gladys 
Melvin,  Mrs.  Raymond 
Melvin,  Virginia 
Metcalf,  Mrs.  Edna  Shaw 
Mims,  Ed.  Daniel 
Minor,  Annie 
Minor,  Mrs.  W.  R. 
Moir,  Dr.  A.  L. 
Monroe,  Miss  Inez 
Monroe,  Mr.  Joseph  McA. 
Monroe,  Miss  Robenia  S. 
Monroe,  W.  H. 
Monroe,  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Moore,  Mrs.  Lester 


Morris,  Mrs.  Fred 
Mullininx,  Mr.  O.  J.,  Jr. 
Myrover,  George  G. 

Neighbors,  Eugene 
Nye,  Rachel  Bullock 

Orrell,  Mr.  D.  S. 
Orrell,  Mrs.  David  S. 
Owen,  Annie  Wright 
Owen,  Mr.  Herbert  John 
Owen,  Mrs.  Herbert  John 
Owen,  Mrs.  Emma 
Owen,  Miss  Hattie  Starr 

Paton,  Mrs.  Noel  E. 
Peace,  Alexander  W. 
Peace,  Mrs.  Alexander  W. 
Peace,  Mary  Courtney 
Peden,  Judson  M. 
Peden,  Mrs.  J.  M. 
Peden,  Mary  Frances 
Pemberton,  Miss  Annie  M. 
Pemberton,  Mrs.  E.  L. 
Pemberton,  Miss  Jean 
Perry,  Mr.  D.  T.,  Sr. 
Perry,  Mrs.  D.  T. 
Perry,  D.  T.,  Jr. 
Perry,  Layton  Wade 
Perry,  Miss  Margaret  A. 
Phillips,  Miss  Flora 
Phillips,  William  A. 
Pittman,  Mrs.  J.  R. 
Pittman,  Dr.  Robert  Lupton 
Pittman,  Mrs.  Robert  Lupton 
Plummer,  Dorothy  Mae 
Plummer,  Ernest  L. 
Plummer,  Mr.  Joseph  Henry 
Plummer,  Mrs.  Joseph  Henry 
Plummer,  Mr.  J.  Wayne 
Plummer,  Mrs.  J.  Wayne 
Poag,  J.  Fred 
Poag,  Mrs.  J.  Fred 
Poag,  Fred  Vaughn 


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Pond,  Mr.  Hiram  Otis 

Rose,  Charles  G,  Jr. 

Pond,  Mrs.  Hiram  Otis 

Rose,  Eliza  Evans 

Powell,  Gladys 

Rose,  Mrs.  George  M. 

Preston,  Mr.  Walter 

Rose,  Jean  Evans 

Pridgen,  Dr.  D.  L. 

Rose,  Mr.  John  M. 

Pridgen,  Mrs.  D.  L. 

Rose,  Mrs.  John  M. 

Prior,  Mr.  Robert  M. 

Rose,  Mrs.  John  McA. 

Prior,  Mrs.  R.  M. 

Rose,  Miss  Maggie  R. 

Purdie,  Katherine 

Rose,  Mary  A. 

Purdie,  Mr.  Thomas  J. 

Rose,  Susan  M. 

Purdie,  Mrs.  Thomas  J. 

Rose,  Thomas  Duncan 

Quillen,  Mrs.  George  S. 

Rose,  Mrs.  Thomas  Duncan 

Rankin,  Mr.  A.  E. 
Rankin,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
Rankin,  Mr.  Charles 
Rankin,  Mrs.  Charles 
Rankin,  Mr.  Claude  W. 
Rankin,  Mrs.  Claude  W. 
Rankin,  Claude  W.,  Jr. 
Rankin,  Douglas  Evans 
Rankin,  Mrs.  F.  B. 
Rankin,  Mr.  Henry  A. 
Rankin,  Mrs.  Henry  A. 
Rankin,  Henry  A.,  Jr. 
Rankin,  Louisa  Baldwin 
Rankin,  Samuel  Carson 
Rankin,  Thomas  William 
Rankin,  Miss  Zula 
Ratcliff,  Mr.  D.  C. 
Raynor,  Mrs.  M.  N. 
Reinecke,  Mr.  Ernest  W. 
Ritter,  Mr.  B.  T. 
Ritter,  Mrs.  B.  T. 
Ritter,  Miss  Beulah 
Ritter,  Mr.  Lester  Carl 
Robinson,  David  L. 
Robinson,  Mr.  Henry  McD. 
Rogers,  James  M. 
Rose,  Augustus  S. 
Rose,  Mrs.  A.  S. 
Rose,  Ben  Lacy 
Rose,  Charles  G 
Rose,  Mrs.  Charles  G. 


Sandifer,  Mr.  J.  W. 
Sandifer,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Sandrock,  Mr.  C.  W. 
Sandrock,  Mrs.  C.  W. 
Sandrock,  John 
Sandrock,   Ruth 
Sappenfield,  Mr.  W.  A. 
Sappenfield,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Sarbough,  Mrs.  R  L. 
Saunders,  Mr.  Myrle 
Scarboro,  Mrs.  Quincy 
Scott,  Berry  Randolph 
Scott,  Charles  L. 
Scott,  Miss  Ellen  H. 
Scott,  Mrs.  Jerry 
Scott,  William 
Seib,  J.  J. 
Seib,  Mrs.  J.  J. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  J.  Alexander 
Shaw,  Mr.  D.  A. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  D.  A. 
Shaw,  Gertrude  E. 
Shaw,  John  A. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  John  A. 
Shaw,  John  D. 
Shaw,  Maggie  May 
Shaw,  Mrs.  Sallie 
Shaw,  Sarah  K. 
Shaw,  Thomas  M. 
Shaw,  Mrs.  Thomas  M. 
Shaw,  Mr.  William  Mitchell 


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Shaw,  Mrs.  William  Mitchell 

Shields,  Harold  P. 

Shuler,  Mr.  J.  G. 

Shuler,  Mrs.  J.  G. 

Sidbury,  Mr.  Hallie  Will 

Sidbury,  Mrs.  Hallie  Wil! 

Sikes,  Miss  Elizabeth 

Sipher,  Sybil  Ruth 

Smith,  Kate  B. 

Smith,  Mary  Garden 

Smith,  Pauline 

Smith,  Virginia 

Southerland,  Kate  Faison 

Southerland,  Mrs.  Sudie  F 

Spencer,  Mr.  George  E. 

Spencer,  Mrs.  George  E. 

Spencer,  Mr.  T.  R, 

Stedman,  Mr.  Frank  H. 

Stephens,  Mrs.  J.  G. 

Stephens,  Miss  Laura  Bell 

Sullivan,  Mrs.  J.  H. 

Sutton,  Miss  Kate 

Symonds,  Mrs.  Francis  Campbell 

Tart,  Mrs.  T.  C. 
Tatum,  James  P. 
Taylor,  Mrs.  Alice 
Taylor,  Harriet  M. 
Temple,  Mr.  M.  A. 
Temple,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Terrell,  Mr.  H.  B. 
Terrell,  Mrs.  H.  B. 
Thompson,  Norwood  E. 
Thompson,  Mrs.  N.  E. 
Thompson,  Mr.  Roland  A. 
Thornton,  Mrs.  Margaret  McQ. 
Tolar,  Mrs.  Gray 
Tomlinson,  Mrs.  Francis  K. 
Tomlinson,  Rachel  Elizabeth 
Tomlinson,  Mrs.  J.  W. 
Townsend,  D.  Walter,  Jr. 
Townsend,  Mrs.  D.  Walter,  Jr. 


Usury,  Miss  Mary 
Utley,  Mrs.  Kate  McN. 
Utley,  Miss  Minerva  (R.  N.) 

Vann,  Mrs.  Sadie  J. 
Vanstory,  Robert  M. 
Vanstory,  Mrs.  R  M. 
Vanstory,  Mrs.  W.  A.,  Jr. 
Vickery,  Mr.  Parker  Lester 
Vickery,  Mrs.  Parker  Lester 
Viele,  Miss  Ada 
Wade,  John  L. 
Wade,  Mrs.  John  L. 
Walker,  Mr.  C.  M. 
Walker,  Mrs.  C.  M. 
Wardrup,  Mr.  C.  A. 
Wardrup,  Mrs.  G  A. 
Watkins,  Alvah  Ludloe 
Wemyss,  Mr.  John  B. 
Wemyss,  Mrs.  John  B. 
Wemyss,  John  B.,  Jr. 
Wemyss,  William 
West,  Frank 
West,  Mr.  W.  A. 
West,  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Westbrook,  Mr.  O.  A. 
Westbrook,  Mrs.  O.  A. 
Whichard,  Mary  Priscilla 
Whitehead,  Miss  Margaret 
Widdefield,  Alary  Elizabeth 
Wightman,  Miss  Annie 
Wightman,  Owen  B. 
Williams,  Addie  Amelia 
Williams,  Annie  Black 
Williams,  Carrie  Ruth 
Williams,  Catherine  Belle 
Williams,  Chester  B. 
Williams,  Eunice  Gale 
Williams,  Miss  Fan 
Williams,  Fred  D. 
Williams,  George  W. 
Williams,  Miss  Henrietta 
Williams,  John  C. 
Williams,  Junius  Sneed 


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Williams,  Mr.  L.  O. 
Williams,  Mrs.  L.  O. 
Williams,  Malcolm  Currie 
Williams,  Mary  Louisa 
Williams,  May- 
Williams,  Mrs.  N.  Black 
Williamson,  Mr.  Edwin  Holt 
Williamson,  Edwin  Holt,  Jr. 
Williamson,  Miss  Ethel 
Williamson,  Mrs.  George  H. 
Williamson,  Miss  Katherine  M. 

NON-RESIDENT 

Baker,  Mrs.  W.  W. 
Barrington,  Ada  K. 
Barrett,  Mrs.  R.  C. 
Biggers,  Blandina 
Bowers,  S.  Paul,  Jr. 
Brock,  Col.  Wm.  T.  (U.  S.  A.) 
Brock,  Mrs.  William  T. 
Brooks,  Mr.  Garnett  Tabor 
Brooks,  Mrs.  Garnett  Tabor 
Brown,  Mr.  Archie 
Bryan,  Stedman  Black 

Carver,  Robert 
Clayton,  Mance 
Cook,  Dr.   H.  L.,  Jr. 
Clyburn,  Mrs.  James  W. 
Cortes,  Mrs.  John  W. 
Currie,  Mr.  David  Worth 
Currie,  Mrs.  David  Worth 

Deaver,  Harry 

DeVane,  John   C. 

Dowdy,  Mildred  Broadwater 

Eason,  Mrs.  O.  R. 

Fortson,  Louis  G. 

Gardner,  Mrs.  Nellie  Cook 


Hardy,  James 
Holland,  Mr.  John  C. 
Hubbard,  Algernon 
Huske,  Joseph  C.  (U.  S.  N.) 

Ingram,  Dr.  Robert  C. 

Johnson,  Mr.  Harry 
Jones,  T.  R. 
Jones,  Mrs.  T.  R. 

LaGwin,  Mrs.  James  DeWitt 

Lamb,  Ann 

Lawrence,   Mrs.  George  W. 

Matheson,  Louise 
Matheson,  Miriam 
Matheson,  Ronald  M.,  Sr. 
Matheson,  Ronald  M.,  Jr. 

McCaskill,  Miss  Bessie  Jane 

McDonald,  Mrs.  William 

Mclver,  James 

McKethan,  Joseph  U. 

McNeill,  Kenneth 

McNeill,  Laughlin 

McNeill,  Mrs.  Laughlin 

McNeill,  Lieut.  Norman  (U.  S.  N.) 

McRae,  James 

McRainey,  James 

McQueen,  Alex. 

Melvin,  Perry  Jenkins 

Mitchell,  Archie 

Monroe,  Miss  Leah 

Morris,  Mr.  James  W. 

Morris,  Mrs.  James  W. 

Mullinix,  O.  J. 

Orrell,  David  A.,  Jr. 


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Pemberton,  Albert  Jennings 
Powell,  Sue 
Prior,  Wallace 

Ray,  D.  B. 
Ray,  Mrs.  D.  B. 
Ray,  Mrs.  Neill 

Saunders,  Mrs.  Lila  May 
Small,  Mrs.  Maggie  Brown 

Tormey,  Mrs.  B.  A. 
Turlington,  Miss  Annie  E. 


Wade,  Mr.  W.  R. 
Walters,  Rufus 
Walters,  Mrs.  Rufus 
Williams,  Janie  R. 
Winslow,  Mrs.  Emma  Pemberon 
Whitehead,  Miss  Janet 
Winston,  Mrs.  Robert 
Worth,  Mrs.  Walker  Y. 

York,  W.  E. 
York,  Mrs.  W.  E. 


GROWTH  DURING  THE  LAST  TWO  YEARS 

Family  Altars 28 

Tithers 36 

Men  of  the  Church 61 

Auxiliary 136 

Church  Membership  590 

Offering    $26,204 

Lead  on,  O  King  Eternal, 

We  follow  not  with  fears, 
For  gladness  breaks  like  morning 

Wher'er  Thy  face  appears. 
Thy  cross  is  lifted  o'er  us, 

We  j  ourney  in  the  light ; 
The  crown  awaits  the  conquest ; 

Lead  on,  O  God  of  might. 


40 

80 

75 

257 

750 
$29,378 


THE  END 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  157 


INDEX 

Academy,  History  of 124-141 

Adams,  John 35,79 

Adams,  John  Quincy 34,  78 

Anderson,  David 17,  25,  75,  128,  132, 133 

Anniversary  Program — One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth 67-83 

Assistant  Pastors  82,  83 

Bailey,  R.  W 141 

Banks,  James 77 

Barbeque  Church  69 

Barge,  Edward 76 

Barclay,  Thomas  P. 44,  74 

Barrows 136 

Big  Rockfish  Church 72,  82 

Building  Committee 32 

Bunch,  Thomas  D. 32 

Cameron,  J.  A. 138 

Campbell,  George  Washington 34,  78 

Campbell,    James    12,  46,  68 

Campbellton  Church 82 

Campbellton  Sunday  School 40 

Centennial  Exercises 55,  56,  57 

Chamberlain,  Hannah 121,  123,  124 

Chapman,  Robert  H. 78 

Church  Bell  36,  79 

Church  and  Her  Sons  in  the  Ministry 118 

Civil  War 21,  59 

Colton,  Simeon 43 

Comfort  Chapel 75,  82 

Communion  Service 37 

Cochran,  Robert 128 

Crawford,  Dougald 12,  46,  69 

Cross  Creek 68 

Cross  Creek  Cemetery 70,  73, 115 

Davidson  College 118, 120 

Deacons,  List  of 30,  81 

Dickson,  Col.  John 13, 15 

Dickson,  Dr.  James  H. 21,  75,  77 

Discipline   42 

Dobbin,  James  C. 119 

Donaldson  Academy  and  Manual  Training  School 25,  43,  73,  76 


158  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


Donaldson,  Robert 25,  75,  76, 128 

Douglas,  James  W. 18,72,81,82,115 

Dye,  M.  E. 41,  77 

Early  Societies  81, 115, 116 

Eccles,  Gilbert 76 

Elders,  List  of 23,24,25 

Fairley,  Watson  M. 75,  80,  82 

Female  Working  Society 39 

First  Pipe  Organ 39 

Fire  of  1831 34,78,105-111 

Flinn,  Andrew 13,  69,  70,  71, 126, 131 

Fuller,  Bartholomew 26,  41 

General  Assembly's  Boards  of  Foreign  and  Domestic  Missions 19 

Gilchrist,  Adams 20,  70,  83, 119 

Graham,  Alexander 31, 141 

Graham,  General  Joseph 17,  71 

Graham,  Governor  17,  71 

Graham,  Henry  Tucker 61,  75 

Grove,  W.  B. 128 

Hay,  John 127, 130, 131 

Hamner,  James  Garland 17,  71 

Harry,  Negro  Slave 42 

Hawley,  S.  T. 77 

Hawley,  W.  L. 77 

Henry,  Louis  D. 140 

Highland  Church 82 

Hill,  H.  G. 22,43,74 

Hill,  Mrs.  D.  H. , 17,71 

Hill,  W.  E,  Address  of 68-83 

Hill,  W.  E.,  Called 83 

Historical  Address,  Phillips 12-44 

Holliday,  Robert 33 

Jackson,  Andrew 36,79 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Stonewall 17,71 

Jefferson,  Thomas 35,  79 

Kerr,  David 12,69 

Kirkpatrick,  Josiah  James 18,  70,  72 

LaFayette,  Marquis  de 68 

Lakeview  Church 82 


FAYETTEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA  159 


Lanneau,  Mrs.  F.  H. 121 

Leete,  Harvey 141 

Lindsey,  Colin 12,  46,  69 

Mallett 42 

Marable,  B.  F. 64 

Martine,  James 29,  76 

McAnsland,  Duncan 69 

McDiarmid,  Angus 12,  46,  69 

Mclver,  Colin  14, 18,  22,  23, 34,  77,  78, 134 

McKay,  Wm.  McL. 29,  76,  77 

McKelway,  A.  J 60,  61,  74,  80 

McKethan,  Alfred 77,30 

McKethan,  E.  T.  17,  40,  41,  82 

McLean,  Hector 21 

McLeod,  John 12,  46,  68 

McLeran,  Duncan 69 

McNeill,  George 17,  26,  27,  41,  76, 141 

McNeill,  G.  P. 41 

McNeill,  J.  W 64,77,82 

McRae,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 121,  122, 123 

Missionaries  of  the  Church 117 

Missionary  Union ,         121 

Monroe,  James  34, 75 

Moreau   119,120 

Morrison,  Robert  Hall ,—16,  71, 138 

Nash,  F.  K. 21 

North  Carolina  Presbyterian 21,  22,  29,  43,  73 

Notable  Persons 119 

One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  Anniversary  Program 67 

Organization  Woman's  Auxiliary 117 

Owen,  James  120 

Owen,  John  119 

Palestine  Church  82 

Pearson,  R.  G. 60,  74 

Phillips,  A.  L. 22,43,74 

Phillips,  Centennial  Address 58-65 

Potter,  Henry  27,41,76, 141 

Prayer  Meeting 41 

Presbyterian  Standard 61,64 

Purviance,  S.  D. 28 

Rankin,  D.  C 23 

Rankin,  Jesse 18,  72 


160  HISTORY  OF  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 


Rankin,  Samuel  C. , 77 

Ray,  Donald  F. 80 

Revills,  Louisa 120, 121 

Robinson,  Ben 135 

Robinson,  John 13,  69,  70, 125, 127 

Roll  of  Members  1809 6 

Roll  of  Members  1889 51 

Roll  of  Members  1928 145 

Rose,  A.  S. 77 

Rose,  Milton 77 

Rowland,  Henry  A. 18,34,35,72,78,79,84 

Sabbath  School 40 

Salmon,  David  D. 26,  76 

Sermon  by  Rowland 88-104 

Shepherd,  Jesse  George 21,  26,  28,  29,  41,  73,  76 

Sherwood,  John  M. 21,  22,  73 

Snodgrass,  Wm.  D. 16,  71 

State  House 12,  77 

Statistical  Record  1830-1889 „ 56 

Stedman,  Elisha  and  Mary 14,  70 

Stedman,  Elisha  26,  76 

Stedman,  James  Owen 118 

Stephens,  Abraham  4 

Symonds,  Francis  Campbell  84 

Tate,  Rev 12,  69 

Tillinghast,  Paris  J.  and  Eliza 14,  70 

Tillinghast,  Paris  J. 133, 135, 137 

Troy,  New  York 79 

Turner,  Daniel  McNeill 19,  73 

Turner,  Jesse  16,  71,  78, 136 

Turner,  Wm.  Leftwich 14,  70,  71, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136 

Union  Seminary 17 

University  of  North  Carolina 13,  14,  69,  77,  78 

Upjohn,  Hobart 80 

Utley,  Joseph 77 

Whitfield,  George 69 

Winslow,  Edward  Lee 23 

Winslow,  John 128 

Winslow,  Warren 119 

Witherspoon,  John ' 40 

Wright,  William  B 30, 36,  77, 140 


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